Netherlands vs North America: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Netherlands
0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
North America
0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands rank
9th
North America rank
12th

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

  • Netherlands
  • North America
00.10.20.30.4196719962025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.3051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 6.9 times North America's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.0683 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.3835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.3433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2985 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Netherlands or North America?
Netherlands, at 0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Netherlands and North America?
0.3051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Netherlands ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.