Colombia vs South Africa: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Colombia
184.04 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
188.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
106th
South Africa rank
105th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 188.31 BoP, current US$ per person against 184.04 BoP, current US$ per person in Colombia, a difference of 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 105th of 199 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.35 BoP, current US$ per person 7.62 BoP, current US$ per person 6.28 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1970s 3.93 BoP, current US$ per person 12.35 BoP, current US$ per person 8.42 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 11.45 BoP, current US$ per person 25.21 BoP, current US$ per person 13.77 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 18.45 BoP, current US$ per person 24.74 BoP, current US$ per person 6.29 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 28.19 BoP, current US$ per person 82.11 BoP, current US$ per person 53.91 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 95.51 BoP, current US$ per person 118.65 BoP, current US$ per person 23.14 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 145.85 BoP, current US$ per person 173.19 BoP, current US$ per person 27.34 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Colombia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 188.31 BoP, current US$ per person against 184.04 BoP, current US$ per person in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Colombia and South Africa?
4.27 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Colombia ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,331 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.