Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Palau
0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Palau rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

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

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.0913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.0843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Palau, at 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.1032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Palau ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.