Albania vs Nicaragua: Primary income payments

Albania
1.25 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nicaragua
1.37 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Albania rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
115th

Primary income payments over time

  • Albania
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in Albania, a difference of 113.02 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Albania ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 1.24 million BoP, current US$ 228.64 million BoP, current US$ 227.40 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
1990s 20.88 million BoP, current US$ 344.96 million BoP, current US$ 324.08 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
2000s 129.07 million BoP, current US$ 259.42 million BoP, current US$ 130.35 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
2010s 372.37 million BoP, current US$ 527.12 million BoP, current US$ 154.75 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
2020s 938.93 million BoP, current US$ 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ 148.79 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Albania or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Albania and Nicaragua?
113.02 million BoP, current US$, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Nicaragua?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Albania and Nicaragua rank globally for primary income payments?
Albania ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.