Iran vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Papua New Guinea
0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

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

  • Iran
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.03197620002024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 198 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
Iran, at 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2000.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2000.
How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.