Norway External and Public Sector Debt Statistics from the World Bank

World Bank data on Norway's external debt stocks and flows, part of the Quarterly External Debt Statistics and Quarterly Public Sector Debt databases. The data likely provides details on debt instruments, valuation methods, and government tiers, sourced from national statistical organizations, central banks, and multilateral institutions. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Norway's external debt stocks and flows based on quarterly time-series data.
• Model public sector debt composition based on described data for central, state, and local government tiers.
• Compare debt instruments and valuation methods across different government agencies and extra-budgetary funds.
• Study global financial flows by integrating this high-income country data with other external debt statistics.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like national statistical organizations and central banks.
• Covers multiple dimensions of debt, including stocks, flows, instruments, and government tiers as described.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for flexible reuse with attribution.
• Last updated on 2026-04-28 10:08:07.075866, suggesting potential for recent data.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Gathered from national statistical organizations and central banks as well as by various major multilateral institutions and World Bank staff.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 10:08:07.075866; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Norway