Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in North America
North America: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
12th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in North America, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in North America is 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in North America peaked at 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.
North America ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in North America, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 9 Netherlands 0.357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Macao 0.2931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in North America?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in North America was 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- How does North America rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- North America ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.