Ireland vs North America: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ireland
83,626 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
4,476 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
3rd
North America rank
4th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- North America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 83,626 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 79,150 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 18.7 times North America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 3rd and North America ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,667 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,112 BoP, current US$ per person | 26,554 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 31,426 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,171 BoP, current US$ per person | 29,255 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 65,647 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,355 BoP, current US$ per person | 62,292 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Ireland or North America?
- Ireland, at 83,626 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and North America?
- 79,150 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and North America rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 3rd and North America ranks 4th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.