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Fall in Norwegian assets abroad
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2016-10-11T08:00:00.000Z
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Accounting statistics, non-financial enterprises’ foreign financing shows Norwegian enterprises’ total assets and debt abroad.

Accounting statistics, non-financial enterprises foreign financing, 2015

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Fall in Norwegian assets abroad

Norwegian enterprises’ asset holdings abroad fell in 2015, after rising for several years. Total assets in foreign countries stood at NOK 1 650 billion, which was about 3 per cent down from 2014.

Assets and liabilities in foreign countries. NOK million. Preliminary figures1Published 11 October 2016
NOK millionPer cent
20152014 - 20152012 - 2015
1Figures from last year are preliminary
Total assets1 653 572-2.76.4
Fixed assets1 167 8023.02.2
Current assets485 770-14.118.0
 
Total liabilities1 537 4072.122.5
Long term liabilities1 088 6059.936.9
Short-term liabilities448 802-13.0-2.5

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Assets abroad

The current assets abroad fell 14 per cent from 2014, accounting for the entire decline in 2015. The fixed assets went up by NOK 34 billion, or approximately 3 per cent.

Assets varied substantially by continent

Norwegian asset holdings in Europe dropped by 9 per cent, or about NOK 115 billion. The largest proportion of assets was in Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. 

The total value of Norwegian assets in Asia, Oceania, South America, North and Central America increased, but assets in Africa decreased.

Increase in liabilities abroad levelling off

Total liabilities in foreign countries rose 2 per cent from 2014 to NOK 1 537 billion in 2015. Long-term liabilities went up by 10 per cent and short-term liabilities by 13 per cent.

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