Comoros vs Kiribati: Primary income payments

Comoros
7.72 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Kiribati
7.13 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Comoros rank
197th
Kiribati rank
198th

Primary income payments over time

  • Comoros
  • Kiribati
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M198020022025

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 7.72 million BoP, current US$ against 7.13 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 590,700 BoP, current US$.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 197th and Kiribati ranks 198th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Kiribati Difference Ahead
1980s 2.37 million BoP, current US$ 627,000 BoP, current US$ 1.74 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
1990s 2.29 million BoP, current US$ 1.83 million BoP, current US$ 462,941 BoP, current US$ Comoros
2000s 5.16 million BoP, current US$ 3.15 million BoP, current US$ 2.01 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
2010s 3.16 million BoP, current US$ 3.38 million BoP, current US$ 222,049 BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2020s 5.43 million BoP, current US$ 5.61 million BoP, current US$ 175,460 BoP, current US$ Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Comoros or Kiribati?
Comoros, at 7.72 million BoP, current US$ against 7.13 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Comoros and Kiribati?
590,700 BoP, current US$, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Kiribati?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Kiribati rank globally for primary income payments?
Comoros ranks 197th and Kiribati ranks 198th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.