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$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,540 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.