Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Primary income payments

Sri Lanka
3.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
2.85 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
93rd
Zambia rank
96th

Primary income payments over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 362.18 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 45.01 million BoP, current US$ 171.35 million BoP, current US$ 126.34 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1980s 180.21 million BoP, current US$ 319.11 million BoP, current US$ 138.90 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1990s 339.80 million BoP, current US$ 373.28 million BoP, current US$ 33.48 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2000s 554.19 million BoP, current US$ 654.02 million BoP, current US$ 99.83 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2010s 1.96 billion BoP, current US$ 874.79 million BoP, current US$ 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 2.57 billion BoP, current US$ 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 816.64 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Sri Lanka, at 3.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
362.18 million BoP, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for primary income payments?
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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.