Africa Western and Central vs Congo: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Congo
0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Africa Western and Central rank
29th
Congo rank
27th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Congo
00.10.20.30.4197820002023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Congo's figure about 3.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Congo ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Congo ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0732 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1980s 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1990s 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2000s 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2010s 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2020s 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Congo?
Congo, at 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Congo?
0.0827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Congo?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Africa Western and Central and Congo rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Congo ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.