Malaysia vs Thailand: Net primary income

Malaysia
-13.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Thailand
-15.81 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malaysia rank
178th
Thailand rank
181st

Net primary income over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B0197419992025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports -13.55 billion BoP, current US$ against -15.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 2.26 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 178th and Thailand ranks 181st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s -576.68 million BoP, current US$ -101.38 million BoP, current US$ 475.30 million BoP, current US$ Thailand
1980s -1.69 billion BoP, current US$ -583.20 million BoP, current US$ 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand
1990s -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ -2.23 billion BoP, current US$ 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand
2000s -5.97 billion BoP, current US$ -6.38 billion BoP, current US$ 411.26 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2010s -9.48 billion BoP, current US$ -19.34 billion BoP, current US$ 9.87 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2020s -11.02 billion BoP, current US$ -14.27 billion BoP, current US$ 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at -13.55 billion BoP, current US$ against -15.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Malaysia and Thailand?
2.26 billion BoP, current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for net primary income?
Malaysia ranks 178th and Thailand ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). 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.