Mexico vs Sweden: Primary income payments

Mexico
80.37 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sweden
71.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mexico rank
20th
Sweden rank
21st

Primary income payments over time

  • Mexico
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 80.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 71.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Sweden, a difference of 9.37 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 4.66 billion BoP, current US$ 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ Mexico
1980s 10.70 billion BoP, current US$ 5.08 billion BoP, current US$ 5.62 billion BoP, current US$ Mexico
1990s 14.93 billion BoP, current US$ 18.36 billion BoP, current US$ 3.43 billion BoP, current US$ Sweden
2000s 19.77 billion BoP, current US$ 34.94 billion BoP, current US$ 15.17 billion BoP, current US$ Sweden
2010s 39.45 billion BoP, current US$ 47.41 billion BoP, current US$ 7.96 billion BoP, current US$ Sweden
2020s 60.69 billion BoP, current US$ 56.32 billion BoP, current US$ 4.37 billion BoP, current US$ Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Mexico or Sweden?
Mexico, at 80.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 71.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Mexico and Sweden?
9.37 billion BoP, current US$, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for primary income payments?
Mexico ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.