Qatar vs Turkey: Primary income payments

Qatar
24.28 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Turkey
25.40 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Qatar rank
43rd
Turkey rank
41st

Primary income payments over time

  • Qatar
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 25.40 billion BoP, current US$ against 24.28 billion BoP, current US$ in Qatar, a difference of 1.12 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 41st of 199 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Turkey Difference Ahead
2010s 13.91 billion BoP, current US$ 13.06 billion BoP, current US$ 856.41 million BoP, current US$ Qatar
2020s 19.89 billion BoP, current US$ 17.43 billion BoP, current US$ 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Qatar or Turkey?
Turkey, at 25.40 billion BoP, current US$ against 24.28 billion BoP, current US$ in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Qatar and Turkey?
1.12 billion BoP, current US$, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkey?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Turkey rank globally for primary income payments?
Qatar ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.