Ghana vs Sweden: Secondary income receipts

Ghana
7.79 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sweden
7.96 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
52nd
Sweden rank
50th

Secondary income receipts over time

  • Ghana
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.96 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 170.95 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 65.50 million BoP, current US$ 61.47 million BoP, current US$ 4.03 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
1980s 201.93 million BoP, current US$ 166.49 million BoP, current US$ 35.44 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
1990s 536.15 million BoP, current US$ 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ 903.44 million BoP, current US$ Sweden
2000s 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ Sweden
2010s 3.07 billion BoP, current US$ 5.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2.86 billion BoP, current US$ Sweden
2020s 5.52 billion BoP, current US$ 7.21 billion BoP, current US$ 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts, Ghana or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.96 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts between Ghana and Sweden?
170.95 million BoP, current US$, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Sweden rank globally for secondary income receipts?
Ghana ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (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, 9,196 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.