Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita was 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.06 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1999.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 21.46 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 22.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 25.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 24.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 22.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 20.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 18.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 18.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 19.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 21.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 22.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 27.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 22.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 20.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 21.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 21.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 19.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 17.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 16.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 19.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 20.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 26.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 21.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 51.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +142.7% |
| 2006 | 55.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 55.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 46.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 51.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 51.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 55.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 39.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 44.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 53.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 57.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 45.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 52.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 60.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +142.7% | 21.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.83 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 33 Israel 3,350 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Estonia 2,912 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Spain 2,821 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Iceland 2,678 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Italy 2,455 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Faroe Islands 2,409 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Portugal 2,345 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,107 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.