Netherlands vs Singapore: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Netherlands
0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands rank
9th
Singapore rank
8th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Netherlands ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0683 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.3835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Netherlands or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Netherlands and Singapore?
- 0.1755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.