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International investment position, 2012

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Increase in Norway’s assets and liabilities

Norway’s net foreign assets increased from NOK 2 571 billion in 2011 to NOK 2 905 billion in 2012. This amounted to 100 per cent and 94 per cent of the GDP at the end of 2012 and the end of 2011 respectively.

International investement position per 31 December. NOK billion.Published 2 October 2013
2010 2011 20121
1Prelimenary figures.
Norway's foreign assets 6 896 7 295 7 848
Direct investment 1 107 1 242 1 317
Portfolio investment 4 289 4 442 4 990
Equity securities 2 392 2 399 2 790
Debt securities 1 897 2 043 2 201
Other investment 1 175 1 299 1 236
Reserve assets 326 312 304
Norway's foreign liabilites 4 628 4 724 4 943
Direct investment 1 028 1 094 1 180
Portfolio investment 1 967 2 043 2 204
Equity securities 512 453 492
Debt securities 1 455 1 591 1 711
Other investment 1 633 1 587 1 560
 
Net foreign assets 2 268 2 571 2 905
 
Net foreign assets in per cent of GDP 89 94 100

Source: Statistics Norway

The figure shows foreign assets and liabilities at end of year.
The figure shows foreign assets and liabilities at end of year.

Norway’s foreign assets equalled NOK 7 848 billion at the end of 2012. This corresponds to an increase of 8 per cent from 2011. Norway’s portfolio investment abroad was equal to NOK 4 990 billion at the end of 2012, and amounted to 64 per cent of Norway’s total assets abroad.

Total liabilities were equal to NOK 4 943 billion at the end of 2012, which corresponds to an increase of 5 per cent from 2011. Portfolio investment from abroad was NOK 2 204 billion at the end of 2012, and thus equalled 45 per cent of total investment in Norway from abroad.

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New revised figures for national accounts and related statistics will be published in November and December 2014. Statistics Norway complies with international guidelines in its preparation of national accounts and statistics on foreign affairs. New international guidelines have now been issued for these statistics. Statistics Norway is currently in the process of implementing the changes, in addition to new source data for some of the statistics.