Net primary income in Norway

Norway: Net primary income was 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
19.08 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
8th
of 199 countries
All-time high
19.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
All-time low
-3.28 billion BoP, current US$
in 2008
Years of data
51
1975–2025

Net primary income in Norway, 1975–2025

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Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

In 2025, net primary income in Norway stood at 19.08 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net primary income in Norway peaked at 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.28 billion BoP, current US$, in 2008.

Norway ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s -992.76 million BoP, current US$ -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ -349.64 million BoP, current US$ 5
1980s -1.71 billion BoP, current US$ -2.56 billion BoP, current US$ -1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 10
1990s -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ -2.81 billion BoP, current US$ -1.24 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2000s 295.68 million BoP, current US$ -3.28 billion BoP, current US$ 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2010s 11.34 billion BoP, current US$ 4.26 billion BoP, current US$ 18.22 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 14.25 billion BoP, current US$ 8.86 billion BoP, current US$ 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 5 Kuwait 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 6 Sweden 32.82 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 7 South Korea 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 9 Denmark 13.53 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 10 United States 12.80 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 11 Saudi Arabia 10.66 billion BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net primary income in Norway?
Net primary income in Norway was 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net primary income recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
What is the lowest net primary income recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was -3.28 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
How does Norway rank for net primary income?
Norway ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is net primary income rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net primary income (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
200 places, 7,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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.