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

Malta
1.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states
0.3508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta rank
2nd
Small states rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • Small states
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 1.41 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 5.0 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Small states ahead.

Malta ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Small states Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
1990s 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.7235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 1.4 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 1.67 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.29 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$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Small states?
Malta, at 1.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Small states?
1.41 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Malta and Small states rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.