Lebanon vs South Africa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
110th
South Africa rank
108th

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

  • Lebanon
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 108th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and South Africa?
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and South Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.