Sierra Leone vs Solomon Islands: Primary income payments

Sierra Leone
58.22 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Solomon Islands
67.18 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Solomon Islands rank
173rd

Primary income payments over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
-200.0M0200.0M400.0M197519992024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 67.18 million BoP, current US$ against 58.22 million BoP, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.96 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 176th and Solomon Islands ranks 173rd of 199 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 30.98 million BoP, current US$ 4.05 million BoP, current US$ 26.93 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
1980s 11.25 million BoP, current US$ 10.69 million BoP, current US$ 559,370 BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
1990s 26.02 million BoP, current US$ 9.89 million BoP, current US$ 16.13 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2000s 53.16 million BoP, current US$ 27.08 million BoP, current US$ 26.08 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 182.53 million BoP, current US$ 70.30 million BoP, current US$ 112.24 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2020s 60.86 million BoP, current US$ 44.48 million BoP, current US$ 16.38 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Sierra Leone or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 67.18 million BoP, current US$ against 58.22 million BoP, current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
8.96 million BoP, current US$, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands rank globally for primary income payments?
Sierra Leone ranks 176th and Solomon Islands ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.