Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in United States
United States: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
106th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2007
All-time low
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in United States, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in United States stood at 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in United States peaked at 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.
United States ranks 106th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in United States, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 64% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 103 Paraguay 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Romania 0.0508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Brazil 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Colombia 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 South Africa 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Ukraine 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for United States
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in United States?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in United States was 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- How does United States rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- United States ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.