Cyprus vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Primary income payments

Cyprus
28.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
48.43 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Cyprus rank
39th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
39th

Primary income payments over time

  • Cyprus
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020.0B40.0B60.0B197620002025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 48.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 28.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Cyprus, a difference of 19.88 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 1.7 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Cyprus ranks 39th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th of 200 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 50.22 million BoP, current US$ 5.51 billion BoP, current US$ 5.46 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 114.55 million BoP, current US$ 6.57 billion BoP, current US$ 6.46 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 230.82 million BoP, current US$ 10.08 billion BoP, current US$ 9.85 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 8.15 billion BoP, current US$ 28.33 billion BoP, current US$ 20.18 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 26.70 billion BoP, current US$ 31.88 billion BoP, current US$ 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 39.54 billion BoP, current US$ 39.88 billion BoP, current US$ 343.20 million BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Cyprus or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 48.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 28.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
19.88 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for primary income payments?
Cyprus ranks 39th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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
247 places, 9,548 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.