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$), per capita over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 28,155 BoP, current US$ 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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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.