Iran vs Sierra Leone: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Sierra Leone
0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran rank
193rd
Sierra Leone rank
190th

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

  • Iran
  • Sierra Leone
-0.3-0.2-0.1-00.1197620002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Iran ranks 193rd and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1990s 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Sierra Leone?
0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2000.
How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 193rd and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.