Lesotho vs Nepal: Net primary income

Lesotho
578.11 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nepal
638.46 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho rank
25th
Nepal rank
24th

Net primary income over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nepal
0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B197520002025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 638.46 million BoP, current US$ against 578.11 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 60.35 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 24th of 198 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 173.90 million BoP, current US$ 7.50 million BoP, current US$ 166.40 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1980s 671.87 million BoP, current US$ 5.83 million BoP, current US$ 666.04 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1990s 902.63 million BoP, current US$ 10.97 million BoP, current US$ 891.66 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2000s 549.45 million BoP, current US$ 55.49 million BoP, current US$ 493.97 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 445.07 million BoP, current US$ 258.61 million BoP, current US$ 186.46 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2020s 454.97 million BoP, current US$ 413.23 million BoP, current US$ 41.73 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Lesotho or Nepal?
Nepal, at 638.46 million BoP, current US$ against 578.11 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Lesotho and Nepal?
60.35 million BoP, current US$, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for net primary income?
Lesotho ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). 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.