Bulgaria vs Pakistan: Primary income payments

Bulgaria
11.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Pakistan
9.89 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
56th
Pakistan rank
58th

Primary income payments over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Pakistan
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B197620002025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 11.11 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.89 billion BoP, current US$ in Pakistan, a difference of 1.22 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 56th and Pakistan ranks 58th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 410.60 million BoP, current US$ 690.01 million BoP, current US$ 279.41 million BoP, current US$ Pakistan
1990s 451.16 million BoP, current US$ 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ Pakistan
2000s 1.94 billion BoP, current US$ 3.41 billion BoP, current US$ 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ Pakistan
2010s 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ Pakistan
2020s 7.96 billion BoP, current US$ 7.47 billion BoP, current US$ 488.85 million BoP, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Bulgaria or Pakistan?
Bulgaria, at 11.11 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.89 billion BoP, current US$ in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Bulgaria and Pakistan?
1.22 billion BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Pakistan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Pakistan rank globally for primary income payments?
Bulgaria ranks 56th and Pakistan ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.