South Korea vs Norway: Primary income payments

South Korea
45.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Norway
56.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
26th
Norway rank
23rd

Primary income payments over time

  • South Korea
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 56.36 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 11.26 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.