Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary income, other sectors, payments
Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 11.56 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 4.34 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 257.38 million BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 4.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 6.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 11.56 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 4.34 billion BoP, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
- Australia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.