Euro area vs Switzerland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Euro area
4,440 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
28,155 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
5th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • Euro area
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,440 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 23,715 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 6.3 times Euro area's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 626.91 BoP, current US$ per person 3,215 BoP, current US$ per person 2,588 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 2,754 BoP, current US$ per person 9,200 BoP, current US$ per person 6,446 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 4,188 BoP, current US$ per person 17,560 BoP, current US$ per person 13,372 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 5,367 BoP, current US$ per person 25,241 BoP, current US$ per person 19,875 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Euro area or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,440 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Euro area and Switzerland?
23,715 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Euro area ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.