China vs Thailand: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

China
31,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
31,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
77th
Thailand rank
78th

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

  • China
  • Thailand
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How they compare

China currently reports 31,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 31,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Thailand ahead.

China ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 581.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,570 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 23,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 30,450 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, China or Thailand?
China, at 31,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 31,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between China and Thailand?
623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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