Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Upper middle income 30th 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 37 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 27 Congo 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Qatar 0.1127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ 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.