Kuwait vs Norway: Net primary income

Kuwait
36.37 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Norway
19.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait rank
5th
Norway rank
8th

Net primary income over time

  • Kuwait
  • Norway
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 17.29 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Norway ranks 8th of 198 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ -992.76 million BoP, current US$ 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1980s 6.22 billion BoP, current US$ -1.71 billion BoP, current US$ 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1990s 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ -1.98 billion BoP, current US$ 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2000s 7.25 billion BoP, current US$ 295.68 million BoP, current US$ 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2010s 17.01 billion BoP, current US$ 11.34 billion BoP, current US$ 5.67 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2020s 31.55 billion BoP, current US$ 14.25 billion BoP, current US$ 17.30 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Kuwait or Norway?
Kuwait, at 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in net primary income between Kuwait and Norway?
17.29 billion BoP, current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for net primary income?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Norway ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.