Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Kuwait
16.83 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
161.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kuwait rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 161.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 16.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 145.05 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.6 times Kuwait's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 198 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 6.75 billion BoP, current US$ 39.15 billion BoP, current US$ 32.39 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 15.38 billion BoP, current US$ 90.57 billion BoP, current US$ 75.20 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 16.15 billion BoP, current US$ 122.58 billion BoP, current US$ 106.43 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 161.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 16.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
145.05 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Kuwait ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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, 8,676 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.