Botswana vs Mauritania: Primary income receipts

Botswana
238.31 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mauritania
212.33 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
136th
Mauritania rank
138th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519992024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 238.31 million BoP, current US$ against 212.33 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 25.99 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 138th of 199 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 61.18 million BoP, current US$ 5.62 million BoP, current US$ 55.56 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
1980s 130.40 million BoP, current US$ 9.17 million BoP, current US$ 121.23 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
1990s 495.15 million BoP, current US$ 1.64 million BoP, current US$ 493.51 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2010s 247.82 million BoP, current US$ 113.50 million BoP, current US$ 134.32 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2020s 180.00 million BoP, current US$ 166.48 million BoP, current US$ 13.52 million BoP, current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts, Botswana or Mauritania?
Botswana, at 238.31 million BoP, current US$ against 212.33 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts between Botswana and Mauritania?
25.99 million BoP, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for primary income receipts?
Botswana ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.