Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Thailand: Primary income receipts

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
18.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Thailand
17.29 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
38th
Thailand rank
40th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Thailand
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B197520002025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 18.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 17.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 1.35 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 3.16 billion BoP, current US$ 393.79 million BoP, current US$ 2.77 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 2.68 billion BoP, current US$ 2.25 billion BoP, current US$ 424.97 million BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 17.58 billion BoP, current US$ 4.14 billion BoP, current US$ 13.44 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 11.79 billion BoP, current US$ 7.36 billion BoP, current US$ 4.43 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 10.55 billion BoP, current US$ 14.41 billion BoP, current US$ 3.86 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Thailand?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 18.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 17.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand?
1.35 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand rank globally for primary income receipts?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). 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
246 places, 9,331 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.