Saudi Arabia vs South Asia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Saudi Arabia
41.18 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Asia
55.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
South Asia rank
29th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Asia
020.0B40.0B60.0B197119982025

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 55.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 13.82 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes South Asia's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ 465.75 million BoP, current US$ 3.56 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
1980s 11.68 billion BoP, current US$ 718.73 million BoP, current US$ 10.96 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
1990s 6.29 billion BoP, current US$ 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ 4.95 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2000s 9.03 billion BoP, current US$ 7.77 billion BoP, current US$ 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2010s 21.92 billion BoP, current US$ 15.56 billion BoP, current US$ 6.37 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2020s 29.59 billion BoP, current US$ 34.47 billion BoP, current US$ 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 55.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and South Asia?
13.82 billion BoP, current US$, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Asia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Asia rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.