Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in High income
High income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita was 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in High income, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in High income stood at 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in High income peaked at 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 934.36 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
High income ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 934.36 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 949.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,096 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 1,394 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 1,848 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 2,366 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 3,093 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 3,049 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,171 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 2,283 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,585 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 2,456 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,498 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,585 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,378 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 2,395 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,654 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 3,019 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 2,997 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,528 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 3,102 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 3,522 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 4,389 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,878 BoP, current US$ per person | 934.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,093 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,585 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,283 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,019 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,648 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,528 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Luxembourg 602,527 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Cayman Islands 102,833 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Ireland 83,626 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Malta 77,628 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Singapore 52,614 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Hong Kong 32,647 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for High income
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 679.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in High income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in High income was 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 4,697 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 934.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does High income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.