Kuwait vs Lower middle income: Primary income receipts

Kuwait
43.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lower middle income
83.57 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kuwait rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
25th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 83.57 billion BoP, current US$ against 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 40.44 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 1.9 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 6.90 billion BoP, current US$ 4.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1990s 6.01 billion BoP, current US$ 7.88 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 8.58 billion BoP, current US$ 21.90 billion BoP, current US$ 13.33 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 18.99 billion BoP, current US$ 35.40 billion BoP, current US$ 16.41 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 35.12 billion BoP, current US$ 57.99 billion BoP, current US$ 22.87 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts, Kuwait or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 83.57 billion BoP, current US$ against 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts between Kuwait and Lower middle income?
40.44 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lower middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Lower middle income rank globally for primary income receipts?
Kuwait ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). 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.