Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
1.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2020
Ethiopia
2.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
199th
Ethiopia rank
196th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
0246197720002024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 199th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3654 BoP, current US$ per person 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
1980s 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3485 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
2000s 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4556 BoP, current US$ per person 4.53 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
2010s 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7719 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
2020s 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person 5.66 BoP, current US$ per person 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
1.46 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 199th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.