Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Eritrea
4.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2000
Ethiopia
2.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
194th
Ethiopia rank
196th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.69 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 194th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 200 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.57 BoP, current US$ per person 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person Eritrea
2000s 4.69 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7717 BoP, current US$ per person 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Eritrea, at 4.69 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2000.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
1.92 BoP, current US$ per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2000.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Eritrea ranks 194th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.