Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Lower middle income 35th 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 45 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 36 Finland 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Guyana 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Panama 0.0978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income was 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Lower middle income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.