Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in High income
High income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in High income, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in High income is 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in High income peaked at 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places High income 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in High income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 23,181 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 34,396 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 45,846 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 59,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 77,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 77,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 55,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 58,387 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 66,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 63,450 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 64,896 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 67,540 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 62,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 63,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 70,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 80,449 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 80,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 67,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 83,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 95,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 77,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 67,758 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58,387 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 80,449 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,398 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 67,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 6 Cayman Islands 35.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Netherlands 13.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 10.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Bahrain 9.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 7.49 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Switzerland 6.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Ireland 5.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square kilometre in High income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in High income was 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 119,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does High income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.