Australia vs Low & middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Australia
4,540 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
183.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
29th

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

  • Australia
  • Low & middle income
02.0k4.0k6.0k198420042025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 4,356 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 24.7 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 200 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 908.04 BoP, current US$ per person 21.26 BoP, current US$ per person 886.78 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
1990s 987.56 BoP, current US$ per person 25.84 BoP, current US$ per person 961.72 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2000s 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person 2,217 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2010s 3,626 BoP, current US$ per person 123.03 BoP, current US$ per person 3,503 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2020s 4,224 BoP, current US$ per person 162.57 BoP, current US$ per person 4,061 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$), per capita, Australia or Low & middle income?
Australia, at 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Low & middle income?
4,356 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.