Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +66.1% | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 11 Switzerland 0.2453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.