Australia vs Canada: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Australia
4,540 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada
4,716 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
26th
Canada rank
25th

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

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 4,716 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 176 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Canada ranks 25th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 908.04 BoP, current US$ per person 1,294 BoP, current US$ per person 386.41 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
1990s 987.56 BoP, current US$ per person 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person 333.54 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2000s 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person 1,893 BoP, current US$ per person 376.91 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2010s 3,626 BoP, current US$ per person 2,717 BoP, current US$ per person 908.66 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2020s 4,276 BoP, current US$ per person 3,807 BoP, current US$ per person 469.21 BoP, current US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 4,716 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Canada?
176 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 26th and Canada ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.