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$), per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,540 BoP, current US$ 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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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.