Nicaragua vs Sudan: Primary income payments

Nicaragua
1.37 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sudan
1.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
115th
Sudan rank
112th

Primary income payments over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sudan
02.0B4.0B6.0B197720002024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ in Nicaragua, a difference of 179.59 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sudan ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 115th and Sudan ranks 112th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 90.37 million BoP, current US$ 80.44 million BoP, current US$ 9.92 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
1980s 228.64 million BoP, current US$ 134.27 million BoP, current US$ 94.38 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
1990s 344.96 million BoP, current US$ 55.22 million BoP, current US$ 289.74 million BoP, current US$ Nicaragua
2000s 259.42 million BoP, current US$ 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ Sudan
2010s 527.12 million BoP, current US$ 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ Sudan
2020s 979.17 million BoP, current US$ 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 533.52 million BoP, current US$ Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Nicaragua or Sudan?
Sudan, at 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Nicaragua and Sudan?
179.59 million BoP, current US$, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sudan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Sudan rank globally for primary income payments?
Nicaragua ranks 115th and Sudan ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.