South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
South Korea
-0.107 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-1.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea rank
131st
Saudi Arabia rank
133rd
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- South Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.107 % change on previous year against -1.1 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.993 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1 % change on previous year | -6.42 % change on previous year | 49.52 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 10.5 % change on previous year | 13.48 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 12.9 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | 0.4251 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 8.04 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year | 0.1102 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.44 % change on previous year | 14.19 % change on previous year | 8.75 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 9.24 % change on previous year | 18.41 % change on previous year | 9.17 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- South Korea, at -0.107 % change on previous year against -1.1 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.993 % change on previous year, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.