What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.

What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & Caribbean: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.2%

Rank

15th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

Years of data

1978–2024

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, 1978–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, 1978 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1978	0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.3%
1980	0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
1981	0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1982	0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1983	0.0622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1984	0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1985	0.0619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1986	0.0552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1987	0.0485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1988	0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1989	0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1990	0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1991	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1992	0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1993	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1994	0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1995	0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1996	0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1997	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1998	0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1999	0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2000	0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2001	0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2002	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2003	0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2004	0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2005	0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2006	0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2007	0.0387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2008	0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2009	0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2010	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2011	0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2012	0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2013	0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2014	0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2015	0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2016	0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2017	0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2018	0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2019	0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2020	0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2021	0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2022	0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2023	0.0474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2024	0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean 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	+65.3%	0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2
1980s	0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

12 Marshall Islands 0.2008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Equatorial Guinea 0.1944 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,410 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean?: Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.