Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Guatemala
221.85 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
197.54 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
124th
Nicaragua rank
127th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 221.85 BoP, current US$ per person against 197.54 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 24.31 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Guatemala ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 127th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 13.38 BoP, current US$ per person 29.36 BoP, current US$ per person 15.98 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 24.64 BoP, current US$ per person 62.28 BoP, current US$ per person 37.64 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 22.51 BoP, current US$ per person 76.04 BoP, current US$ per person 53.53 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 61.09 BoP, current US$ per person 48.87 BoP, current US$ per person 12.21 BoP, current US$ per person Guatemala
2010s 124.13 BoP, current US$ per person 85.53 BoP, current US$ per person 38.6 BoP, current US$ per person Guatemala
2020s 189.95 BoP, current US$ per person 160.99 BoP, current US$ per person 28.96 BoP, current US$ per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Guatemala, at 221.85 BoP, current US$ per person against 197.54 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
24.31 BoP, current US$ per person, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Guatemala ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 127th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.