Belgium vs Switzerland: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Belgium
0.1656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
20th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0735 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.