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

Malaysia
0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal
0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
55th
Portugal rank
57th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
00.0250.050.0750.10.125197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 57th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.0789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.0855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Portugal?
Malaysia, at 0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Portugal?
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.