Colombia vs Romania: Primary income payments

Colombia
22.28 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Romania
21.79 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Colombia rank
44th
Romania rank
45th

Primary income payments over time

  • Colombia
  • Romania
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B196819962025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 21.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Romania, a difference of 492.50 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and Romania ranks 45th of 199 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 412.00 million BoP, current US$ 181.57 million BoP, current US$ 230.43 million BoP, current US$ Colombia
1980s 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ 692.40 million BoP, current US$ 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ Colombia
1990s 2.53 billion BoP, current US$ 320.30 million BoP, current US$ 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ Colombia
2000s 6.31 billion BoP, current US$ 3.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ Colombia
2010s 15.27 billion BoP, current US$ 7.25 billion BoP, current US$ 8.02 billion BoP, current US$ Colombia
2020s 19.20 billion BoP, current US$ 16.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2.56 billion BoP, current US$ Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Colombia or Romania?
Colombia, at 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 21.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Colombia and Romania?
492.50 million BoP, current US$, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for primary income payments?
Colombia ranks 44th and Romania ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.