Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita was 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.49 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1986.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ 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 | 27.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 52.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.9% |
| 2006 | 55.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 56.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 46.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 51.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 52.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 55.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 39.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 44.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 53.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 57.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 45.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 52.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 60.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +90.9% | 27.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.1 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 | 27.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 46.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 32 New Zealand 3,385 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.62 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.