General government net financial worth
Norway's government wealth dwarfs all others while most major economies sink deep into the red.
Summary
Top 5 Government Finances
Bottom 5 Government Finances
Gap
5.3x
Norway leads Finland by 5.3x in wealth
Trend
10 of 38
Just 10 of 38 countries have positive wealth
Leader
4 of 5
Nordic nations dominate top 5 rankings
Data
38 results
| 1 | Norway | 327.2 % |
| 2 | Finland | 62.9 % |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 55.4 % |
| 4 | Sweden | 36.4 % |
| 5 | South Korea | 36.0 % |
| 6 | New Zealand | 21.8 % |
| 7 | Estonia | 19.9 % |
| 8 | Switzerland | 18.2 % |
| 9 | Australia | 8.3 % |
| 10 | Denmark | 5.5 % |
Map
General government net financial worth
Insights
Generated automatically using AIGap
5.3x
Norway's government wealth exceeds Finland's by over 5x, the second richest
Trend
10 of 38
Only 10 of 38 developed nations have positive government net worth
Leader
4 of 5
Nordic countries claim 4 of the top 5 spots in government wealth
Outlier
#5
South Korea breaks Nordic dominance as the sole Asian nation in top 10
Gap
-146.2%
Greece sits at the bottom with net worth at negative 146% of GDP
Methodology
This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.
OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.
Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.
Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.