Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Primary income payments

Burundi
54.54 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sierra Leone
58.22 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Burundi rank
179th
Sierra Leone rank
176th

Primary income payments over time

  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
-200.0M0200.0M400.0M197720012025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 58.22 million BoP, current US$ against 54.54 million BoP, current US$ in Burundi, a difference of 3.68 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 25.24 million BoP, current US$ -7.30 million BoP, current US$ 32.53 million BoP, current US$ Burundi
1990s 19.62 million BoP, current US$ 26.02 million BoP, current US$ 6.39 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2000s 16.41 million BoP, current US$ 53.16 million BoP, current US$ 36.75 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 24.10 million BoP, current US$ 182.53 million BoP, current US$ 158.43 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2020s 49.46 million BoP, current US$ 60.86 million BoP, current US$ 11.40 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 58.22 million BoP, current US$ against 54.54 million BoP, current US$ in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
3.68 million BoP, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary income payments?
Burundi ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.