South Korea vs Kuwait: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps

South Korea
15.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait
16.83 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
15th
Kuwait rank
13th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 16.83 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.69 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 1.14 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.

South Korea ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 126.00 million BoP, current US$ 412.27 million BoP, current US$ 286.27 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1980s 140.63 million BoP, current US$ 977.51 million BoP, current US$ 836.88 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1990s 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 643.05 million BoP, current US$ South Korea
2000s 7.70 billion BoP, current US$ 4.85 billion BoP, current US$ 2.85 billion BoP, current US$ South Korea
2010s 12.87 billion BoP, current US$ 15.38 billion BoP, current US$ 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait
2020s 13.94 billion BoP, current US$ 16.26 billion BoP, current US$ 2.32 billion BoP, current US$ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps, South Korea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 16.83 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.69 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps between South Korea and Kuwait?
1.14 billion BoP, current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps?
South Korea ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.