Korea vs Malta: Primary income payments

Korea
45.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
44.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Korea rank
26th
Malta rank
27th

Primary income payments over time

  • Korea
  • Malta
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B197119982025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 44.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 937.90 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 950.50 million BoP, current US$ 32.17 million BoP, current US$ 918.33 million BoP, current US$ Korea
1980s 3.67 billion BoP, current US$ 39.93 million BoP, current US$ 3.63 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
1990s 5.42 billion BoP, current US$ 324.36 million BoP, current US$ 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2000s 16.02 billion BoP, current US$ 5.17 billion BoP, current US$ 10.85 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2010s 23.20 billion BoP, current US$ 17.61 billion BoP, current US$ 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2020s 37.60 billion BoP, current US$ 33.86 billion BoP, current US$ 3.75 billion BoP, current US$ Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Korea or Malta?
Korea, at 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 44.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Korea and Malta?
937.90 million BoP, current US$, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Korea and Malta rank globally for primary income payments?
Korea ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.