Brazil vs Malta: Primary income receipts

Brazil
33.71 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
41.26 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Brazil rank
28th
Malta rank
25th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Brazil
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 41.26 billion BoP, current US$ against 33.71 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 7.55 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 28th and Malta ranks 25th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 603.20 million BoP, current US$ 75.27 million BoP, current US$ 527.93 million BoP, current US$ Brazil
1980s 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ 151.98 million BoP, current US$ 993.52 million BoP, current US$ Brazil
1990s 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ 397.70 million BoP, current US$ 2.62 billion BoP, current US$ Brazil
2000s 6.40 billion BoP, current US$ 5.01 billion BoP, current US$ 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ Brazil
2010s 14.74 billion BoP, current US$ 16.96 billion BoP, current US$ 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 32.31 billion BoP, current US$ 31.63 billion BoP, current US$ 678.34 million BoP, current US$ Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts, Brazil or Malta?
Malta, at 41.26 billion BoP, current US$ against 33.71 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts between Brazil and Malta?
7.55 billion BoP, current US$, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malta?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Malta rank globally for primary income receipts?
Brazil ranks 28th and Malta ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). 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.