Norway: Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Norway's monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) rose 2.29 percentage points on 2024 (from 105.97% to 108.26%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.87 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.27 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.92 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.24 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Norway had the 12th highest value of the 104 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Norway in the 2025 ranking

• Macao SAR, China — 8th of 104: 117.05%
• Japan — 9th of 104: 114.82%
• Thailand — 10th of 104: 111.81%
• Nepal — 12th of 104: 90.54%
• Iceland — 13th of 104: 88.65%
• Fiji — 14th of 104: 78.29%

What this measures

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 66 values

Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Albania — 34.1% (2025)
• Armenia — 70.35% (2025)
• Austria — 81.77% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 22.86% (2025)
• Belarus — 24.11% (2021)
• Belgium — 68.14% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 46.14% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 47.07% (2024)
• Croatia — 46.86% (2024)
• Cyprus

More financial sector data for Norway

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 108.22% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 6.42 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -894.82 billion (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 149.59 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.04% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — -5.01% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 137.46 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$10.4 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$10.4 (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)

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Questions people ask

What is Norway's monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP)?

108.26% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 75.59 percentage points from 32.68% in 1960. The highest value was 133.09% in 2020 and the lowest 30.6% in 1980.

How does Norway rank?

12th highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) unusual for Norway?

In 2025, Norway's monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) rose 2.29 percentage points on 2024 (from 105.97% to 108.26%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.87 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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