France vs Kuwait: Net primary income

France
59.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait
36.37 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
5th

Net primary income over time

  • France
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

France currently reports 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 23.27 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

France ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 5th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 899.95 million BoP, current US$ 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1980s -625.78 million BoP, current US$ 6.22 billion BoP, current US$ 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1990s 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ 3.56 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2000s 38.27 billion BoP, current US$ 7.25 billion BoP, current US$ 31.02 billion BoP, current US$ France
2010s 64.73 billion BoP, current US$ 17.01 billion BoP, current US$ 47.72 billion BoP, current US$ France
2020s 69.21 billion BoP, current US$ 31.55 billion BoP, current US$ 37.66 billion BoP, current US$ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, France or Kuwait?
France, at 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in net primary income between France and Kuwait?
23.27 billion BoP, current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kuwait?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do France and Kuwait rank globally for net primary income?
France ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). 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.