Israel vs Malaysia: Primary income payments

Israel
33.91 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malaysia
34.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Israel rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
32nd

Primary income payments over time

  • Israel
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 34.30 billion BoP, current US$ against 33.91 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel, a difference of 387.90 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 885.17 million BoP, current US$ 829.91 million BoP, current US$ 55.26 million BoP, current US$ Israel
1980s 2.98 billion BoP, current US$ 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ 536.91 million BoP, current US$ Israel
1990s 3.93 billion BoP, current US$ 5.84 billion BoP, current US$ 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2000s 6.88 billion BoP, current US$ 12.20 billion BoP, current US$ 5.32 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2010s 10.74 billion BoP, current US$ 23.60 billion BoP, current US$ 12.87 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2020s 19.41 billion BoP, current US$ 30.56 billion BoP, current US$ 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Israel or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 34.30 billion BoP, current US$ against 33.91 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Israel and Malaysia?
387.90 million BoP, current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Israel and Malaysia rank globally for primary income payments?
Israel ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.