Norway vs Upper middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Norway
0.1062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
30th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Norway or Upper middle income?
- Norway, at 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Norway and Upper middle income?
- 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Upper middle income rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.