Cameroon vs Sudan: Net primary income

Cameroon
-1.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sudan
-1.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2022
Cameroon rank
116th
Sudan rank
114th

Net primary income over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sudan
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B0197720002024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports -1.08 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 29.78 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 116th and Sudan ranks 114th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s -70.40 million BoP, current US$ -72.63 million BoP, current US$ 2.24 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
1980s -338.85 million BoP, current US$ -112.54 million BoP, current US$ 226.31 million BoP, current US$ Sudan
1990s -562.33 million BoP, current US$ -47.68 million BoP, current US$ 514.65 million BoP, current US$ Sudan
2000s -432.14 million BoP, current US$ -2.21 billion BoP, current US$ 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ Cameroon
2010s -551.49 million BoP, current US$ -2.08 billion BoP, current US$ 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ Cameroon
2020s -894.65 million BoP, current US$ -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ 404.04 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Cameroon or Sudan?
Sudan, at -1.08 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in net primary income between Cameroon and Sudan?
29.78 million BoP, current US$, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for net primary income?
Cameroon ranks 116th and Sudan ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). 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.