Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway
Norway: Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) was 71.30 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway, 2012–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway is 71.30 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway peaked at 71.30 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.23 billion US dollar, in 2012.
That places Norway 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45.23 billion US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 49.98 billion US dollar | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 50.99 billion US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 49.56 billion US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.13 billion US dollar | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.83 billion US dollar | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 56.76 billion US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 60.85 billion US dollar | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 66.52 billion US dollar | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 66.85 billion US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.16 billion US dollar | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 63.70 billion US dollar | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 66.01 billion US dollar | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 71.30 billion US dollar | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.04 billion US dollar | 45.23 billion US dollar | 60.85 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.42 billion US dollar | 58.16 billion US dollar | 71.30 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More external debt data for Norway
- Other investment, Debt instruments 329.56 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 21.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 136.58 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 58,736 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.6209 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 387.41 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 8.77 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 6.7 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 24,342 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway?
- Reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Norway was 71.30 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 71.30 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.23 billion US dollar in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and)?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and debt securities) (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.