Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lower middle income, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 484.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Lower middle income 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 484.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 541.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 646.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 614.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 680.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 773.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 697.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 822.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 907.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 1,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 1,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1,175 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,182 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1,463 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 1,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,796 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 1,846 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,444 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 3,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 4,137 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 4,753 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 4,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 5,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 5,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 6,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 6,486 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6,418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 5,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 6,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 7,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 6,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 7,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 8,624 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 717.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 484.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,753 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 29 Italy 483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 South Korea 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 435,785 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Japan 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Czechia 412,370 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Hungary 404,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nauru 386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square kilometre in Lower middle income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 484.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Lower middle income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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.