Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Net primary income

Papua New Guinea
-1.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Paraguay
-1.93 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
133rd
Paraguay rank
134th

Net primary income over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
-2.5B-2.0B-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0197520002025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ in Paraguay, a difference of 33.46 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Paraguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd and Paraguay ranks 134th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s -70.05 million BoP, current US$ -14.80 million BoP, current US$ 55.25 million BoP, current US$ Paraguay
1980s -152.19 million BoP, current US$ -24.58 million BoP, current US$ 127.61 million BoP, current US$ Paraguay
1990s -321.02 million BoP, current US$ -354.96 million BoP, current US$ 33.94 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s -489.47 million BoP, current US$ -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 623.70 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s -942.09 million BoP, current US$ -1.43 billion BoP, current US$ 492.00 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s -1.68 billion BoP, current US$ -1.50 billion BoP, current US$ 177.38 million BoP, current US$ Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
Papua New Guinea, at -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
33.46 million BoP, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for net primary income?
Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd and Paraguay ranks 134th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). 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
201 places, 7,823 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.