Kuwait vs Middle income: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Kuwait
16.83 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle income
87.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kuwait rank
13th
Middle income rank
15th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 87.63 billion BoP, current US$ against 16.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 70.80 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.2 times Kuwait's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 13th and Middle income ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ 7.66 billion BoP, current US$ 6.00 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2000s 4.85 billion BoP, current US$ 21.24 billion BoP, current US$ 16.39 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2010s 15.38 billion BoP, current US$ 64.93 billion BoP, current US$ 49.56 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2020s 16.15 billion BoP, current US$ 76.05 billion BoP, current US$ 59.90 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Kuwait or Middle income?
Middle income, at 87.63 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 income?
70.80 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Middle income rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Kuwait ranks 13th and Middle income ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). 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
244 places, 8,654 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.