China vs Saudi Arabia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
China
0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
170th
Saudi Arabia rank
168th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
China ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 168th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.