Botswana vs Iceland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland
0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
151st
Iceland rank
154th

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

  • Botswana
  • Iceland
00.10.20.3197520002025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 151st and Iceland ranks 154th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.1428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.1167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.1248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2010s 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2020s 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Iceland?
Botswana, at 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Iceland?
0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iceland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Iceland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 151st and Iceland ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
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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.