Primary income receipts in Low income
Low income: Primary income receipts was 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary income receipts in Low income, 2005–2022
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$, in 2012.
Low income ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary income receipts in Low income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 898.24 million BoP, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 964.49 million BoP, current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +44.5% |
| 2018 | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 42 Mauritius 12.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 43 Chile 12.88 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 44 Greece 12.21 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 45 South Africa 12.19 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 46 New Zealand 10.77 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 47 Romania 10.31 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 48 Colombia 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 47 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
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.