The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published its debt collection statistics for 2025, reporting increases in both the number of ongoing cases and the nominal value of claims under collection at year-end. Debt collection companies had 6,684,620 cases in progress at end-2025, up 2.7% (174,006 cases) from end-2024. The total stock of claims under collection was NOK 133.1 billion, a nominal increase of 2.7% year on year, which corresponds to a 0.4% decline when adjusted for inflation. Defaulted consumer debt, including principal and interest, stood at NOK 61.2 billion, up 1.6% nominally versus end-2024 but down 1.5% in inflation-adjusted terms.
Norwegian Finanstilsynet 2026-04-14
Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway publishes 2025 debt collection statistics showing 6.68 million cases and NOK 133.1bn in claims
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published 2025 debt collection statistics showing a 2.7% increase in ongoing cases to 6,684,620 and a 2.7% nominal rise in claims under collection to NOK 133.1 billion, equivalent to a 0.4% decline in real terms. Defaulted consumer debt reached NOK 61.2 billion, up 1.6% nominally but down 1.5% after inflation adjustment.