Kuwait vs Uruguay: Primary income payments

Kuwait
6.76 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Uruguay
6.78 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait rank
71st
Uruguay rank
70th

Primary income payments over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 6.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.76 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 24.76 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 355.30 million BoP, current US$ 102.15 million BoP, current US$ 253.15 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1980s 687.48 million BoP, current US$ 374.78 million BoP, current US$ 312.70 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1990s 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 635.67 million BoP, current US$ 433.09 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2000s 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 263.29 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2010s 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ 4.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2.10 billion BoP, current US$ Uruguay
2020s 4.90 billion BoP, current US$ 6.85 billion BoP, current US$ 1.94 billion BoP, current US$ Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Kuwait or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 6.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.76 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Kuwait and Uruguay?
24.76 million BoP, current US$, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for primary income payments?
Kuwait ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.