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

Middle income
0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income rank
31st
Zambia rank
29th

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

  • Middle income
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.6 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Zambia ahead.

Middle income ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Middle income or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle income and Zambia?
0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zambia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Zambia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle income ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.