Low & middle income vs United States: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Low & middle income
183.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
United States
4,447 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
29th
United States rank
27th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Low & middle income
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 4,263 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 24.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 29th and United States ranks 27th of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 401.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 382.75 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 25.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 683.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 657.6 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 52.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,611 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,558 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 123.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,110 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,987 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 162.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,324 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,161 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Low & middle income or United States?
- United States, at 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Low & middle income and United States?
- 4,263 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th and United States ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.