Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Norway: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
692.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Norway
235.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
32nd
Norway rank
34th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Norway
0200.0B400.0B600.0B197520002025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 692.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 235.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 457.64 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 2.9 times Norway's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 346.08 billion BoP, current US$ 141.36 billion BoP, current US$ 204.72 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 508.54 billion BoP, current US$ 166.67 billion BoP, current US$ 341.87 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 578.12 billion BoP, current US$ 192.35 billion BoP, current US$ 385.77 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Norway?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 692.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 235.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Norway?
457.64 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Norway?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Norway rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and 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
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. 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.