Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
189.2 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vietnam
210.27 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
129th
Vietnam rank
126th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 210.27 BoP, current US$ per person against 189.2 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 21.07 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 129th and Vietnam ranks 126th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 68.38 BoP, current US$ per person 8.62 BoP, current US$ per person 59.76 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 80.65 BoP, current US$ per person 25.31 BoP, current US$ per person 55.33 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 112.43 BoP, current US$ per person 121.6 BoP, current US$ per person 9.17 BoP, current US$ per person Vietnam
2020s 172.58 BoP, current US$ per person 209.1 BoP, current US$ per person 36.53 BoP, current US$ per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 210.27 BoP, current US$ per person against 189.2 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vietnam?
21.07 BoP, current US$ per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vietnam?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vietnam rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 129th and Vietnam ranks 126th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.