Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +71.4% | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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
- 21 Hungary 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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$)
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- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.