Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Arab World
Arab World: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Arab World, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Arab World peaked at 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Arab World 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Arab World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 20 United Kingdom 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Hungary 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Mongolia 0.1357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Aruba 0.1227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Maldives 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Andorra 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Arab World?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Arab World was 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Arab World rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.