Cost of moneyNorway
Savings vs inflation in Norway
Is my bank account gaining or losing purchasing power?
Norway's savings vs inflation is 0.15 % — #46 of 69 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
0.15%
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
A bank account in Norway currently gains about 0.1 pp of purchasing power a year.
Among 69 countries
- Rank
- #46 of 69
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 33 %
- 23 of 69 countries
In Europe: #5 of 12vs median 0.87 %: −0.72 pp (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Savings vs inflation | vs Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Bahamas | 0.18 % | +0.03 pp |
| 45 | Belarus | 0.16 % | +0.01 pp |
| 46 | Norway | 0.15 % | — |
| 47 | Switzerland | -0.07 % | −0.22 pp |
| 48 | Botswana | -0.31 % | −0.46 pp |
Deposit rate minus inflation — whether an ordinary bank account gains or loses purchasing power. Our calculation from two separately sourced figures.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the bank deposit rate minus annual CPI inflation. Where the policy-rate real rate answers "does the central bank beat inflation", this answers the question an ordinary saver actually has — does MY account? Deposit rates come from the IMF (harmonised, ~100 economies), inflation from official CPI; we never compute it when either leg is missing.