Australia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Australia
4,540 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
278.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
23rd

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

  • Australia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person against 278.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 4,261 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 16.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 908.04 BoP, current US$ per person 39 BoP, current US$ per person 869.05 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
1990s 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person 47.2 BoP, current US$ per person 959.23 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2000s 2,409 BoP, current US$ per person 80.56 BoP, current US$ per person 2,329 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2010s 3,626 BoP, current US$ per person 131.02 BoP, current US$ per person 3,495 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2020s 4,224 BoP, current US$ per person 210.27 BoP, current US$ per person 4,013 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$), per capita, Australia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Australia, at 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person against 278.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
4,261 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.