Kuwait vs Uruguay: Primary income payments
Primary income payments over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
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
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.