Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway

Norway: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4811 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4811
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
77th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.8642
in 2006
All-time low
0.4622
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7891996: 0.8011997: 0.8151998: 0.7971999: 0.7412000: 0.7482001: 0.7172002: 0.72003: 0.7572004: 0.7812005: 0.812006: 0.8642007: 0.8232008: 0.7822009: 0.7182010: 0.6822011: 0.6262012: 0.5412013: 0.5292014: 0.5112015: 0.5222016: 0.4912017: 0.4662018: 0.52019: 0.4622020: 0.481

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway stood at 0.4811.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway peaked at 0.8642 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4622, in 2019.

That places Norway 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Norway, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7892
1996 0.8014 +1.5%
1997 0.8147 +1.7%
1998 0.7968 -2.2%
1999 0.7406 -7.1%
2000 0.7477 +1.0%
2001 0.7174 -4.1%
2002 0.6998 -2.5%
2003 0.7572 +8.2%
2004 0.7814 +3.2%
2005 0.8098 +3.6%
2006 0.8642 +6.7%
2007 0.8233 -4.7%
2008 0.7823 -5.0%
2009 0.7177 -8.3%
2010 0.6819 -5.0%
2011 0.6259 -8.2%
2012 0.5405 -13.6%
2013 0.5287 -2.2%
2014 0.5106 -3.4%
2015 0.5224 +2.3%
2016 0.4908 -6.0%
2017 0.4663 -5.0%
2018 0.5003 +7.3%
2019 0.4622 -7.6%
2020 0.4811 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7886 0.7406 0.8147 5
2000s 0.7701 0.6998 0.8642 10
2010s 0.533 0.4622 0.6819 10
2020s 0.4811 0.4811 0.4811 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 74 United States of America 0.6405 compare
  2. 75 China 0.5654 compare
  3. 76 Germany 0.4889 compare
  4. 78 Switzerland 0.4464 compare
  5. 79 Canada 0.3464 compare
  6. 80 United Arab Emirates 0.0062 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway was 0.4811 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.8642 in 2006.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4622 in 2019.
How does Norway rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Norway ranks 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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