Norway vs Sweden: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Norway
0.1421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.1552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
25th
Sweden rank
24th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.1552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden 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$), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 24th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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.