The Netherlands spent its oil and gas revenues from the 1960s as they were earned, leading to an economic phenomenon known as "Dutch disease," where the broader economy suffers.

The investment returns from equities and bonds have contributed 13,500 billion Norwegian kroner to the value of Norway's Pension Fund.

Norwegian politicians have decided that the Pension Fund is not permitted to invest in tobacco companies.

The first deposit into Norway's Pension Fund was made on May 30, 1996, and amounted to 1,981,000,000 Norwegian kroner.

Norway's Pension Fund currently has a total value of over 21,000 billion Norwegian kroner (NOK 21 trillion).

The value of Norway's Pension Fund is equivalent to almost 4 million Norwegian kroner per citizen.

The United Kingdom has produced a similar total volume of oil and gas as Norway but has not established a sovereign wealth fund, having saved none of the proceeds.

During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Norway's Pension Fund continued to purchase equities at depressed prices, which subsequently generated significant returns.

Norway's Pension Fund has earned more from its investments (13.5 trillion NOK) than from direct oil and gas revenues (9.6 trillion NOK), making it more of an equity fund than an oil fund.

In 1997, Norway's Pension Fund began investing in equities, initially allocating 40% of its assets to stocks.

Norway's Pension Fund is invested in approximately 7,200 different companies worldwide.

Withdrawals from the Pension Fund currently finance almost 27% of all Norwegian government expenditures.

In 2001, Norway established the "Handlingsregelen" (fiscal spending rule), which stipulates that only the expected real return of the Pension Fund can be used to cover government budget deficits.

Norway's direct revenue from oil and gas activities, including taxes and dividends, has contributed 9,600 billion Norwegian kroner to the Pension Fund.

Norwegian law mandates that 100% of the state's revenue from oil and gas activities is deposited directly into the Pension Fund.

Norway implemented a 78% tax rate on oil companies operating on its continental shelf.

Norway's government paused parts of its ethical investment framework for the Pension Fund in the autumn of the previous year, particularly concerning investments in military equipment manufacturers li...

A total of 4,000 billion Norwegian kroner has been withdrawn from Norway's Pension Fund over its lifetime to cover government budget deficits.

The economic value of the Norwegian workforce is estimated to be more than ten times the combined value of the Pension Fund and all remaining oil and gas reserves.

The difference between Norway's current 2.7% withdrawal rate and the 3% fiscal rule target represents a buffer of 60 billion Norwegian kroner.