Denmark vs Saudi Arabia: Net primary income

Denmark
13.53 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
10.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th

Net primary income over time

  • Denmark
  • Saudi Arabia
-10.0B010.0B20.0B197119982025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 13.53 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.87 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s -683.15 million BoP, current US$ 373.40 million BoP, current US$ 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
1980s -2.89 billion BoP, current US$ 8.31 billion BoP, current US$ 11.20 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
1990s -4.47 billion BoP, current US$ 3.92 billion BoP, current US$ 8.39 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2000s -114.59 million BoP, current US$ 5.48 billion BoP, current US$ 5.60 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2010s 8.78 billion BoP, current US$ 15.99 billion BoP, current US$ 7.20 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2020s 12.97 billion BoP, current US$ 9.59 billion BoP, current US$ 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
Denmark, at 13.53 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
2.87 billion BoP, current US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net primary income?
Denmark ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.