Bulgaria vs Macao: Primary income payments

Bulgaria
11.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Macao
14.50 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
56th
Macao rank
53rd

Primary income payments over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 14.50 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.39 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 56th and Macao ranks 53rd of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 2.26 billion BoP, current US$ 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ 68.14 million BoP, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ 10.28 billion BoP, current US$ 6.91 billion BoP, current US$ Macao
2020s 7.33 billion BoP, current US$ 8.28 billion BoP, current US$ 953.61 million BoP, current US$ Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Bulgaria or Macao?
Macao, at 14.50 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Bulgaria and Macao?
3.39 billion BoP, current US$, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Macao?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Macao rank globally for primary income payments?
Bulgaria ranks 56th and Macao ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.