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

Australia
4,540 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
4,447 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
26th
United States rank
27th

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

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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 93 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

Australia ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 908.04 BoP, current US$ per person 573.25 BoP, current US$ per person 334.79 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
1990s 987.56 BoP, current US$ per person 683.44 BoP, current US$ per person 304.12 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2000s 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person 1,611 BoP, current US$ per person 658.69 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2010s 3,626 BoP, current US$ per person 2,110 BoP, current US$ per person 1,516 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2020s 4,276 BoP, current US$ per person 3,511 BoP, current US$ per person 765.38 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$), per capita, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and United States?
93 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.