Barbados vs Mauritania: Primary income payments

Barbados
326.20 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Mauritania
271.99 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Barbados rank
153rd
Mauritania rank
155th

Primary income payments over time

  • Barbados
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 326.20 million BoP, current US$ against 271.99 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 54.21 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Barbados ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 155th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 5.92 million BoP, current US$ 43.73 million BoP, current US$ 37.81 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
1980s 55.35 million BoP, current US$ 74.93 million BoP, current US$ 19.58 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
1990s 115.78 million BoP, current US$ 47.77 million BoP, current US$ 68.00 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2010s 576.64 million BoP, current US$ 248.60 million BoP, current US$ 328.04 million BoP, current US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Barbados or Mauritania?
Barbados, at 326.20 million BoP, current US$ against 271.99 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Barbados and Mauritania?
54.21 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Mauritania rank globally for primary income payments?
Barbados ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.