Libya vs Portugal: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Libya
4.80 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Portugal
5.45 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Libya rank
37th
Portugal rank
34th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Libya
  • Portugal
02.0B4.0B6.0B197519992024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.45 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.80 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 645.56 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 34th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 896.35 million BoP, current US$ 76.87 million BoP, current US$ 819.49 million BoP, current US$ Libya
1980s 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 95.91 million BoP, current US$ 936.51 million BoP, current US$ Libya
1990s 296.19 million BoP, current US$ 524.11 million BoP, current US$ 227.92 million BoP, current US$ Portugal
2000s 860.14 million BoP, current US$ 2.23 billion BoP, current US$ 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2010s 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2020s 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ 4.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Libya or Portugal?
Portugal, at 5.45 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.80 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments between Libya and Portugal?
645.56 million BoP, current US$, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Portugal?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Libya and Portugal rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Libya ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). 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.