Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 14 East Timor 0.1916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Bahrain 0.1881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 San Marino 0.162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Belgium 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Palau 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -3.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 885.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.