El Salvador vs Iraq: Primary income payments

El Salvador
3.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Iraq
3.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
94th
Iraq rank
91st

Primary income payments over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.30 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 283.06 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iraq ahead.

El Salvador ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 91st of 200 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 660.49 million BoP, current US$ 3.16 billion BoP, current US$ 2.50 billion BoP, current US$ Iraq
2010s 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 565.54 million BoP, current US$ Iraq
2020s 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2.92 billion BoP, current US$ 724.97 million BoP, current US$ Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, El Salvador or Iraq?
Iraq, at 3.30 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between El Salvador and Iraq?
283.06 million BoP, current US$, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for primary income payments?
El Salvador ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 91st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.