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Norwegian corporations more indebted abroad
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Accounting statistics, non-financial enterprises foreign financing, 2012

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Norwegian corporations more indebted abroad

Non-financial enterprises were more indebted abroad in 2012 than the previous year. Total liabilities rose by 3 per cent from 2011 to 2012.

Assets and liabilities in foreign countries. NOK million. Preliminary figures12Published 23 October 2013
NOK millionPer cent
20122011 - 20122009 - 2012
1A new institutional sector classification has been introduced from 2012. This may affect comparability with the previous periods.
2Preliminary figures.
Total assets1 563 2100.321.8
Fixed assets1 120 6581.320.4
Current assets442 553-2.125.5
 
Total liabilities1 183 9203.019.1
Long term liabilities748 8960.414.8
Short-term liabilities435 0247.927.5

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1 shows liabilities, by type from 2008 to 2012. The figures for 2012 are preliminary

Liabilities in Europe increased by approximately 8 per cent or NOK 62 billion. Liabilities fell in most of the other continents. Total debt for non-financial Norwegian corporations amounted to NOK 1 184 billion in 2012.

Increase in liabilities to own group of companies

The largest share of Norwegian corporations’ liabilities abroad was in Europe, with Belgium having the greatest proportion. Both short-term and long-term liabilities within own group of companies went up. The corporations’ liabilities to foreign financial institutions dropped from 2011 by 10 per cent.

Assets in foreign countries unchanged

Assets abroad totalled NOK 1 563 in 2012, which was almost the same as in 2011.