Table

Financial account, transactions. By functional category and financial instrument. NOK million1
4th quarter 20191st quarter 20202nd quarter 20203rd quarter 20204th quarter 2020
1Transactions in financial derivatives are included in other accounts receivable/payable under other investments in the balance of payments’ financial account. There is considerable uncertainty in the method used to calculate the transaction figures in derivatives, the figures under this item must therefore be used with some caution.
Foreign assets
Direct investment
Equity and Investment Fund shares/units34 702-26322516 703-13 350
Debt instruments22 703-17 377-25 125-4 829-18 438
 
Portofolio investment
Equity and Investment Fund shares37 336-14 36792 96927 10536 351
Equity securities32 648-4 24479 4493 02810 875
Investment Fund shares4 688-10 12313 52024 07725 476
Debt securities108 410112 592-123 498-49 30299 982
 
Other investments
Other equity0186000
Currency and deposits-67 32858 417-56 45266 627-28 724
Loans52 760-82 70060 668-72 00754 928
Trade credits and advances5 938-17 857-8 0026 18816 090
Other accounts recievable/payable-43 199119 498-58 69024 122-68 384
 
Reserve assets (IMF breakdown)
Assets - Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)-179-482-255-1 303
Reserve position in the IMF1 363-13 6839 4244745 967
Other reserve assets-27 37767 6748 858-22 111-17 918
 
Liabilities
Direct investment
Equity and Investment Fund shares/units94 248-4 815-22 030566-7 312
Reinvestment of earnings1 9407 4707 4707 4707 470
Debt instruments44 897-16 493-7 3809 671-16 705
 
Portofolio investment
Equity and Investment Fund shares27 012225-7 3434 20517 026
Equity securities24 3471 314-14 9943 3205 226
Investment Fund shares2 665-1 0897 65188511 800
Debt securities18 301-8 08718 055120 059-9 662
 
Other investments
Other equity00000
Currency and deposits-25 97976 025-6 264-123 13438 804
Loans163 748-21 917-28 362-70 167171 038
Trade credits and advances5 722-10 0822893 3365 426
Other accounts recievable/payable-48 051141 792-64 7828 822-61 537
Liabilities - Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)00000
 
NET LENDING, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT-162 21559 64117 86241 413-70 606