South Korea vs Malaysia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

South Korea
872.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
964.52 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
78th
Malaysia rank
75th

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

  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
02004006008001.0k197419992025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 964.52 BoP, current US$ per person against 872.53 BoP, current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 91.99 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 200 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 25.74 BoP, current US$ per person 80.34 BoP, current US$ per person 54.59 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
1980s 90.73 BoP, current US$ per person 160.54 BoP, current US$ per person 69.8 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 119.72 BoP, current US$ per person 287.84 BoP, current US$ per person 168.13 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 331.44 BoP, current US$ per person 471.98 BoP, current US$ per person 140.54 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 456.38 BoP, current US$ per person 762.58 BoP, current US$ per person 306.2 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 726.78 BoP, current US$ per person 878.94 BoP, current US$ per person 152.17 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, South Korea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 964.52 BoP, current US$ per person against 872.53 BoP, current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between South Korea and Malaysia?
91.99 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malaysia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Malaysia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.