The statistics is now published as General government, financial assets and liabilities.
Updated
Key figures
522
billion NOK in total central government debt at the end of 2017Q4
| 4th quarter 2016 | 1st quarter 2017 | 2nd quarter 2017 | 3rd quarter 2017 | 4th quarter 2017 | |
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| Central government debt, total | 515 617 | 627 807 | 502 262 | 596 570 | 522 047 |
| ¬ Norwegian Krone debt, total | 515 617 | 627 807 | 502 262 | 596 570 | 522 047 |
| ¬¬ Government bonds | 382 959 | 403 439 | 371 000 | 379 000 | 390 000 |
| ¬¬ Treasury sertificates | 76 000 | 73 000 | 77 000 | 75 000 | 74 000 |
| ¬¬ Other deposits | 56 658 | 151 368 | 54 262 | 142 570 | 58 047 |
| ¬ Short-term loans, total | 183 617 | 268 807 | 131 262 | 217 570 | 132 047 |
| ¬ Medium-term loans, total | 78 000 | 81 000 | 81 000 | 84 000 | 84 000 |
| ¬ Long-term loans, total | 254 000 | 278 000 | 290 000 | 295 000 | 306 000 |
About the statistics
Quarterly figures for the Central government debt with a classification in bonds, certificates and other deposits. Other government assets and liabilities are not included. For a more comprehensive overview, see General government, financial assets and liabilities.
Definitions
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Total central government debt: This figure relates to all borrowing by the central government.
Norwegian krone (NOK) debt: This item comprises domestic debt denominated in national currency.
Debt denominated in foreign currency: This item comprises foreign debt denominated in foreign currency.
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Financial instrument: Rough classification of debt by type.
Administrative information
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Name: Central government debt
Topic: Public sector
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Division for Public Finance
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National level only
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Quarterly
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Not relevant
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The data are also stored in a Fame database.
Background
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The purpose is to offer the public access to time series for the central government debt. Annual figures are available from 1965 and quarterly figures from the 4th quarter 1996.
From the first quarter of 2018, these figures are not published independently, but table 05830 in StatBank is updated with the publication of General government financial assets and liabilities.
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On an annual basis - in a processed form - the data are included in the statistics General government financial assets and liabilities, which again are included in the statistics Financial accounts and in the National Accounts. Other important users are the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Norway and mass media.
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No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar.
See also the Principles for equal treatment of users in releasing statistics and analyses.
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The statistics are not based on international standards. In principle the quarterly figures are final at the time of publishing with the exception of the 4th quarter, which may be revised when the central government's fiscal account is presented in the Storting's white paper no. 3. In processed form annual figures are included in the statistics General government financial assets and liabilities, the Financial accounts and the National Accounts.
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The Statistics Act, § 2-2
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Not relevant
Production
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The population comprises all central government debt as managed by the Ministry of Finance.
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No checks are undertaken.
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The figures are not seasonally adjusted.
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Not relevant
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Breaks rarely occur in the time series.
Accuracy and reliability
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May occur in connection with manual treatment of the data.
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Published figures are not revised. State guarantees for the fourth quarter are published With other figures for the first quarter of the following year.
Contact
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Statistics Norway's Information Centre