Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 9.42 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 9.42 % change on previous year for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 33.0% on the previous year and up 995.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income peaked at 32.41 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -14.17 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Lower middle income ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 19.41 % change on previous year | +63.6% |
| 1983 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1984 | 10.79 % change on previous year | -312.3% |
| 1985 | 13.68 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 1986 | -9.81 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 1987 | 17.93 % change on previous year | -282.8% |
| 1988 | 10.29 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1989 | 11.15 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1992 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1993 | -3.01 % change on previous year | -163.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1731 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1996 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -885.6% |
| 1997 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -383.3% |
| 1998 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -167.0% |
| 1999 | 6.93 % change on previous year | -368.5% |
| 2000 | 18.9 % change on previous year | +172.8% |
| 2001 | -0.4633 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2002 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -619.8% |
| 2003 | 20.45 % change on previous year | +749.1% |
| 2004 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2005 | 32.41 % change on previous year | +1081.8% |
| 2006 | 28.61 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 31.63 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 14.89 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 2009 | -12.55 % change on previous year | -184.3% |
| 2010 | 20.47 % change on previous year | -263.1% |
| 2011 | 13.53 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2014 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2015 | -12.26 % change on previous year | +1064.3% |
| 2016 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2017 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -536.1% |
| 2018 | 14.95 % change on previous year | +166.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 2020 | -14.17 % change on previous year | -296.9% |
| 2021 | 20.05 % change on previous year | -241.5% |
| 2022 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 14.07 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1081.8% | 2.74 % change on previous year | 32.41 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1064.3% | -1.05 % change on previous year | -12.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.91 % change on previous year | -9.81 % change on previous year | 19.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.52 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9 % change on previous year | -12.55 % change on previous year | 32.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 % change on previous year | -12.26 % change on previous year | 20.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.03 % change on previous year | -14.17 % change on previous year | 20.05 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 6 Palau 93.01 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 80.5 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Eswatini 73.77 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Mauritania 68.88 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Nauru 64.93 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Zambia 64.69 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 64.2 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Lower middle income was 9.42 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.41 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.17 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 995.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.