Primary income receipts in Low income

Low income: Primary income receipts was 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.06 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 30.3%
Rank
45th
of 48 groups
All-time high
2.06 billion BoP, current US$
in 2022
All-time low
898.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2012
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Primary income receipts in Low income, 2005–2022

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2005201320222005: 1.0B BoP, current US$2006: 1.4B BoP, current US$2007: 1.9B BoP, current US$2008: 1.8B BoP, current US$2009: 1.2B BoP, current US$2010: 1.3B BoP, current US$2011: 1.0B BoP, current US$2012: 898.2M BoP, current US$2013: 1.0B BoP, current US$2014: 1.1B BoP, current US$2015: 1.2B BoP, current US$2016: 964.5M BoP, current US$2017: 1.4B BoP, current US$2018: 1.7B BoP, current US$2019: 1.7B BoP, current US$2020: 1.6B BoP, current US$2021: 1.6B BoP, current US$2022: 2.1B BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Low income recorded 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ for primary income receipts in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 129.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income receipts in Low income peaked at 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 898.24 million BoP, current US$, in 2012.

Low income ranks 45th of 48 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ 5
2010s 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ 898.24 million BoP, current US$ 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 1.76 billion BoP, current US$ 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ 3

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 42 Mauritius 12.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 43 Chile 12.88 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 44 Greece 12.21 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 45 South Africa 12.19 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 46 New Zealand 10.77 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 47 Romania 10.31 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  7. 48 Colombia 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income receipts in Low income?
Primary income receipts in Low income was 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest primary income receipts recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022.
What is the lowest primary income receipts recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 898.24 million BoP, current US$ in 2012.
How does Low income rank for primary income receipts?
Low income ranks 45th out of 48 groups with data for 2022.
Is primary income receipts rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 129.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.