Norway: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Norway's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) fell 5% on 2024 (from US$59.15 billion to US$56.2 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 29.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 120.3% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 47.9% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.12 billion a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 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 24th highest value of the 136 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

• Mexico — 20th of 136: US$80.57 billion
• Sweden — 21st of 136: US$71.01 billion
• Poland — 22nd of 136: US$64.18 billion
• Austria — 24th of 136: US$49.77 billion
• Indonesia — 25th of 136: US$47.3 billion
• Korea, Rep. — 26th of 136: US$45.1 billion

What this measures

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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 51 values

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$1.25 billion (2025)
• Armenia — US$1.82 billion (2025)
• Austria — US$49.77 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$4.89 billion (2025)
• Belarus — US$3.87 billion (2025)
• Belgium — US$105.04 billion (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$1.67 billion (2025)
• Bulgaria — US$11.11 billion (2025)
• Croatia — US$8.17 billion (2025)
• Cyprus — US$28.55 billion (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 primary income payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$56.2 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 8,388% from US$662.19 million in 1975 (9.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$59.15 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$662.19 million in 1975.

How does Norway rank?

24th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in primary income payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Norway?

In 2025, Norway's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) fell 5% on 2024 (from US$59.15 billion to US$56.2 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 29.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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.FCTY.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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