Denmark vs United Kingdom: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Denmark
6,308 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
8,302 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
16th

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

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 8,302 BoP, current US$ per person against 6,308 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 1,994 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Denmark ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 224.32 BoP, current US$ per person 336 BoP, current US$ per person 111.68 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
1980s 955.45 BoP, current US$ per person 1,320 BoP, current US$ per person 364.55 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
1990s 4,317 BoP, current US$ per person 2,390 BoP, current US$ per person 1,927 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 3,843 BoP, current US$ per person 5,631 BoP, current US$ per person 1,787 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
2010s 3,658 BoP, current US$ per person 4,535 BoP, current US$ per person 877.52 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
2020s 4,773 BoP, current US$ per person 6,065 BoP, current US$ per person 1,292 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Denmark or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 8,302 BoP, current US$ per person against 6,308 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and United Kingdom?
1,994 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.