Australia vs Early-demographic dividend: Primary income payments

Australia
125.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend
486.79 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Early-demographic dividend rank
16th

Primary income payments over time

  • Australia
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 486.79 billion BoP, current US$ against 125.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 361.43 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.9 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 199 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 15.27 billion BoP, current US$ 59.28 billion BoP, current US$ 44.01 billion BoP, current US$ Early-demographic dividend
1990s 17.76 billion BoP, current US$ 77.58 billion BoP, current US$ 59.82 billion BoP, current US$ Early-demographic dividend
2000s 46.62 billion BoP, current US$ 139.86 billion BoP, current US$ 93.24 billion BoP, current US$ Early-demographic dividend
2010s 85.51 billion BoP, current US$ 263.81 billion BoP, current US$ 178.30 billion BoP, current US$ Early-demographic dividend
2020s 111.22 billion BoP, current US$ 379.97 billion BoP, current US$ 268.75 billion BoP, current US$ Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Australia or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 486.79 billion BoP, current US$ against 125.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Australia and Early-demographic dividend?
361.43 billion BoP, current US$, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Early-demographic dividend?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for primary income payments?
Australia ranks 16th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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
246 places, 9,526 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.