Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Norway
Norway: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -4.72 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Norway, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Norway is -4.72 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 140.7% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Norway peaked at 120.26 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -47.95 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Norway 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 43.07 % change on previous year | +74.4% |
| 1978 | 50.23 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 36.77 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 19.84 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 1981 | 12.74 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1982 | 9.03 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1983 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -238.5% |
| 1984 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1985 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 1986 | 23.34 % change on previous year | -1631.2% |
| 1987 | 11.4 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 21.84 % change on previous year | +91.7% |
| 1989 | 13.61 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1990 | 10.04 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1991 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 1992 | -12.26 % change on previous year | +150.4% |
| 1993 | -6.08 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1994 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 1995 | 16.48 % change on previous year | +101.9% |
| 1996 | 8.24 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 1998 | 10.56 % change on previous year | +212.5% |
| 1999 | -14.6 % change on previous year | -238.3% |
| 2000 | 43.25 % change on previous year | -396.3% |
| 2001 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2002 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 2003 | 31.67 % change on previous year | +1872.2% |
| 2004 | 30.35 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 38.02 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 33.16 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 42.05 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2009 | -47.95 % change on previous year | -631.6% |
| 2010 | 22.77 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 2011 | 12.94 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 12.48 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2013 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 2014 | -13.75 % change on previous year | +174.5% |
| 2015 | -17.09 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 2016 | -8.08 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2017 | 16.72 % change on previous year | -306.9% |
| 2018 | 17.59 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2019 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2020 | -41.95 % change on previous year | +720.0% |
| 2021 | 120.26 % change on previous year | -386.7% |
| 2022 | 18.75 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2023 | 12.09 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2024 | 11.62 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2025 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's -4.72 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.88 % change on previous year. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's -4.72 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.27 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1872.2% | 1.61 % change on previous year | 31.67 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1631.2% | -1.52 % change on previous year | 23.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.69 % change on previous year | 24.7 % change on previous year | 50.23 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 10 % change on previous year | -12.5 % change on previous year | 23.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 % change on previous year | -14.6 % change on previous year | 16.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.76 % change on previous year | -47.95 % change on previous year | 43.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 % change on previous year | -17.09 % change on previous year | 22.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.34 % change on previous year | -41.95 % change on previous year | 120.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- 150 Algeria -5.11 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -164.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Norway?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Norway was -4.72 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 120.26 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.95 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.