Barbados vs Botswana: Net primary income

Barbados
-253.07 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Botswana
-326.44 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Barbados rank
87th
Botswana rank
89th

Net primary income over time

  • Barbados
  • Botswana
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M196719952024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports -253.07 million BoP, current US$ against -326.44 million BoP, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 73.37 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.

Barbados ranks 87th and Botswana ranks 89th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 6.70 million BoP, current US$ 13.72 million BoP, current US$ 7.03 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
1980s -19.43 million BoP, current US$ -115.42 million BoP, current US$ 96.00 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
1990s -61.07 million BoP, current US$ -43.83 million BoP, current US$ 17.24 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2000s -189.05 million BoP, current US$ -629.88 million BoP, current US$ 440.83 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2010s -301.98 million BoP, current US$ -677.98 million BoP, current US$ 375.99 million BoP, current US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Barbados or Botswana?
Barbados, at -253.07 million BoP, current US$ against -326.44 million BoP, current US$ in Botswana as of 2017.
What is the difference in net primary income between Barbados and Botswana?
73.37 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Botswana?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Botswana rank globally for net primary income?
Barbados ranks 87th and Botswana ranks 89th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). 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.