Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Belgium
0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belgium rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

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

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.050.10.150.2197920022025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.1371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.1284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.1105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.