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

Ireland
0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta
1.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland rank
5th
Malta rank
2nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.4 times Ireland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 5th and Malta ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.5017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.6315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.67 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Malta?
Malta, at 1.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Malta?
1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 5th and Malta ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.