Africa Western and Central vs Zambia: 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
Zambia
0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
29th
Zambia rank
29th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1125 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 0.0798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Zambia?
0.0798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Zambia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.