Denmark vs United Kingdom: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Denmark
0.1207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Denmark rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
26th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Denmark ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0665 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1980s 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1990s 0.1091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.0782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 0.0885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2020s 0.1028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Denmark or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Denmark and United Kingdom?
0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Denmark ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.