Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members is 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.0862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places OECD members 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0796 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 7 Hong Kong 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Singapore 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,842 current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does OECD members rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.