Malaysia vs Portugal: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Malaysia
20.75 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Portugal
19.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malaysia rank
35th
Portugal rank
37th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 20.75 billion BoP, current US$ against 19.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 1.09 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 304.05 million BoP, current US$ 89.60 million BoP, current US$ 214.45 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
1980s 759.08 million BoP, current US$ 308.08 million BoP, current US$ 451.00 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
1990s 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2000s 6.23 billion BoP, current US$ 11.72 billion BoP, current US$ 5.50 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2010s 14.13 billion BoP, current US$ 12.39 billion BoP, current US$ 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2020s 19.55 billion BoP, current US$ 14.21 billion BoP, current US$ 5.33 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Malaysia or Portugal?
Malaysia, at 20.75 billion BoP, current US$ against 19.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Malaysia and Portugal?
1.09 billion BoP, current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,387 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) with 56 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.