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

North America
4,476 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
28,155 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
4th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • North America
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 23,679 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 6.3 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 148.88 BoP, current US$ per person 585.29 BoP, current US$ per person 436.4 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 394.57 BoP, current US$ per person 1,317 BoP, current US$ per person 922.49 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 746.55 BoP, current US$ per person 3,124 BoP, current US$ per person 2,377 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 1,639 BoP, current US$ per person 9,200 BoP, current US$ per person 7,561 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 2,171 BoP, current US$ per person 17,560 BoP, current US$ per person 15,389 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 3,542 BoP, current US$ per person 25,241 BoP, current US$ per person 21,699 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, North America or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 28,155 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between North America and Switzerland?
23,679 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
North America ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.