Austria vs Lower middle income: Primary income payments

Austria
49.77 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lower middle income
203.24 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Austria rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
21st

Primary income payments over time

  • Austria
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 203.24 billion BoP, current US$ against 49.77 billion BoP, current US$ in Austria, a difference of 153.47 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.1 times Austria's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 38.19 billion BoP, current US$ 70.31 billion BoP, current US$ 32.12 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 33.59 billion BoP, current US$ 114.71 billion BoP, current US$ 81.12 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 40.09 billion BoP, current US$ 161.91 billion BoP, current US$ 121.82 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Austria or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 203.24 billion BoP, current US$ against 49.77 billion BoP, current US$ in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Austria and Lower middle income?
153.47 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lower middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Austria and Lower middle income rank globally for primary income payments?
Austria ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.