Japan vs Kuwait: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Japan
1,431 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
1,389 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
60th
Kuwait rank
61st

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

  • Japan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,431 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,389 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 42 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.

Japan ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 61st of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 380.89 BoP, current US$ per person 688.1 BoP, current US$ per person 307.21 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 308.48 BoP, current US$ per person 548.39 BoP, current US$ per person 239.92 BoP, current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 602.06 BoP, current US$ per person 514.81 BoP, current US$ per person 87.26 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2020s 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person 1,038 BoP, current US$ per person 53.06 BoP, current US$ per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?
Japan, at 1,431 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,389 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?
42 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Japan ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 61st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.