Korea vs Malta: Primary income payments
Primary income payments over time
- Korea
- Malta
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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About this data
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.