Guatemala vs Uruguay: Primary income receipts

Guatemala
2.47 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Uruguay
2.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Guatemala rank
76th
Uruguay rank
77th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Guatemala
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Uruguay, a difference of 110.20 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 87.50 million BoP, current US$ 36.30 million BoP, current US$ 51.20 million BoP, current US$ Guatemala
1980s 44.26 million BoP, current US$ 110.19 million BoP, current US$ 65.93 million BoP, current US$ Uruguay
1990s 60.54 million BoP, current US$ 400.62 million BoP, current US$ 340.08 million BoP, current US$ Uruguay
2000s 337.10 million BoP, current US$ 616.04 million BoP, current US$ 278.94 million BoP, current US$ Uruguay
2010s 632.18 million BoP, current US$ 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ 528.61 million BoP, current US$ Uruguay
2020s 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ 99.63 million BoP, current US$ Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts, Guatemala or Uruguay?
Guatemala, at 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts between Guatemala and Uruguay?
110.20 million BoP, current US$, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for primary income receipts?
Guatemala ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). 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.