Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income payments

Libya
1.85 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Libya rank
106th
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd

Primary income payments over time

  • Libya
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B197620002024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 152.36 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ 114.28 million BoP, current US$ 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
1980s 920.67 million BoP, current US$ 220.82 million BoP, current US$ 699.85 million BoP, current US$ Libya
1990s 379.43 million BoP, current US$ 366.67 million BoP, current US$ 12.77 million BoP, current US$ Libya
2000s 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ 534.35 million BoP, current US$ 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
2010s 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ 990.12 million BoP, current US$ 681.49 million BoP, current US$ Libya
2020s 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ 383.82 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
152.36 million BoP, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income payments?
Libya ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.