Malta vs Switzerland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Malta
77,628 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
28,155 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
4th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • Malta
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 77,628 BoP, current US$ per person against 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 49,473 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.8 times Switzerland's.

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

Malta ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 120.65 BoP, current US$ per person 585.29 BoP, current US$ per person 464.64 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 119.3 BoP, current US$ per person 1,317 BoP, current US$ per person 1,198 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 850.08 BoP, current US$ per person 3,124 BoP, current US$ per person 2,274 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 12,691 BoP, current US$ per person 9,200 BoP, current US$ per person 3,492 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2010s 38,637 BoP, current US$ per person 17,560 BoP, current US$ per person 21,077 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2020s 62,752 BoP, current US$ per person 24,659 BoP, current US$ per person 38,093 BoP, current US$ per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Malta or Switzerland?
Malta, at 77,628 BoP, current US$ per person against 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and Switzerland?
49,473 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malta ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.