North America vs Switzerland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
North America
0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.2453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America rank
12th
Switzerland rank
11th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.1934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 4.7 times North America's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between North America and Switzerland?
- 0.1934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- North America ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.