Norway: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 16.17% from US$739.11 million in 2020 (3.47% a year on average, compounded). Since 1975 it is up 1,187% from US$48.16 million in 1975 (5.24% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2025, Norway's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 1.7% on 2024 (from US$630.06 million to US$619.6 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 42.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 172.2% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 62.8% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2017 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$57.15 million a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Norway had the 49th highest value of the 117 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Norway in the 2025 ranking

• Guatemala — 46th of 117: US$649.3 million
• Ghana — 47th of 117: US$638.94 million
• Ukraine — 48th of 117: US$629 million
• Croatia — 50th of 117: US$613.69 million
• Kazakhstan — 51st of 117: US$478.4 million
• Greece — 52nd of 117: US$462.71 million

What this measures

Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 46 values

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$42.71 million (2025)
• Austria — US$2.62 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$237.35 million (2025)
• Belarus — US$248.66 million (2021)
• Belgium — US$3.76 billion (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$27.76 million (2025)
• Bulgaria — US$421.99 million (2025)
• Croatia — US$613.69 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Norway

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$85.49 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$85.49 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$530.76 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 5.52 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$470.26 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 4.01 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$94,594 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 983,385 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$83,813 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 715,377 (2025)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Norway's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$619.6 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 1,187% from US$48.16 million in 1975 (5.24% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.38 billion in 2017 and the lowest US$48.16 million in 1975.

How does Norway rank?

49th highest of 117 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Norway?

In 2025, Norway's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 1.7% on 2024 (from US$630.06 million to US$619.6 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 42.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.ROYL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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