{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Norway General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Norway's General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP): 49.1 % of GDP in 2023, +8.4pp YoY. OECD (OECD.ECO.MAD:DSD_EO@DF_EO), 2000–2023.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","OECD","Norway","2023"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Norway General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EO%40DF_EO"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2023)","value":"49.1","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+8.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+8.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":32.937265775448},{"period":"2001","value":31.951611880229},{"period":"2002","value":39.2220260329111},{"period":"2003","value":48.4398850581088},{"period":"2004","value":50.1436800864872},{"period":"2005","value":46.9947814644796},{"period":"2006","value":57.5704215933994},{"period":"2007","value":55.138285687513},{"period":"2008","value":53.6378503198589},{"period":"2009","value":47.6677794488714},{"period":"2010","value":47.9594847823595},{"period":"2011","value":33.7330879513504},{"period":"2012","value":34.9676365022014},{"period":"2013","value":35.4391131957382},{"period":"2014","value":33.9062655741058},{"period":"2015","value":39.0216145918762},{"period":"2016","value":42.8599648712488},{"period":"2017","value":42.9926289326028},{"period":"2018","value":43.7972738045748},{"period":"2019","value":44.8248051284677},{"period":"2020","value":51.2270971592227},{"period":"2021","value":46.3297099840034},{"period":"2022","value":40.737309765265},{"period":"2023","value":49.0649175853173}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"49.1","yoyChange":"+8.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"40.7","yoyChange":"-5.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"46.3","yoyChange":"-4.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"51.2","yoyChange":"+6.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"44.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"43.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"39.0","yoyChange":"+5.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"33.9","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"35.0","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"-14.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"48.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"47.7","yoyChange":"-5.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"53.6","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"+10.6pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"47.0","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"50.1","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks general government gross financial liabilities (% of GDP) in Norway from 2000 to present, as published in the OECD Economic Outlook. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 57.6 % of GDP in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 32 in 2001. The latest reading of 49.1 in 2023 represents a change of +8.4pp."}]}