Norway vs Sweden: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Norway
13,446 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
9,797 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway rank
12th
Sweden rank
15th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 13,446 BoP, current US$ per person against 9,797 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 3,649 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.98 BoP, current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 518.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 382.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 135.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 999.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,381 BoP, current US$ per person | 382.18 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4,909 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,537 BoP, current US$ per person | 372.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 8,263 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,862 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,401 BoP, current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 10,864 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,859 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,006 BoP, current US$ per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 13,446 BoP, current US$ per person against 9,797 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 3,649 BoP, current US$ per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.