🇳🇴 Norway National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Norway government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $265.3 billion, falling by $811 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 54%. Per-citizen share: $46,887.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Norway ranks 69th by debt-to-GDP, 38th by total debt and 14th by debt per person.
About Norway's National Debt
Norway is effectively a net creditor: while it issues some government debt, its sovereign wealth fund — the world's largest, built from oil and gas — holds assets worth many times that debt, leaving the state with vast net wealth.
Norway's debt-to-GDP ratio of 54% is moderate: higher than 48% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Norway ranks 38th of the 135 governments tracked here.
Norway's government debt is currently falling, by roughly $811 per second — about $70 million per day — in US-dollar terms. That can reflect repayment or a weakening currency; the projection behind it does not say which. Each of Norway's 6 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $46,887. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Norway National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Norway's national debt right now?
Norway's national debt is approximately $265.3 billion as of October 27, 2026, falling by $811 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 54% and each citizen's share is about $46,887.
How fast is Norway's debt growing?
Norway's government debt is falling at approximately $811 per second — about $70 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Norway's debt per capita?
Each of Norway's 6 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $46,887 of the national debt.
What is Norway's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Norway's debt-to-GDP ratio is 54%. That is higher than 48% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Norway's government debt at this level?
Norway is effectively a net creditor: while it issues some government debt, its sovereign wealth fund — the world's largest, built from oil and gas — holds assets worth many times that debt, leaving the state with vast net wealth.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 286,280,063,100 + -811 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=no (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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