Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 29 Zambia 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Georgia 0.1096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 0.1092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Costa Rica 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Norway 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Sweden 0.1061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 France 0.1036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,732 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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$)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.