Least developed countries: UN classification's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) was US$40.67 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 40.63% from US$28.92 billion in 2014 (3.47% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$40.67 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$32.03 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$28.92 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$40.67 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$1.52 billion | 1984 |
| Average since 2015 | US$30.4 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$1.52 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Least developed countries: UN classification's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) rose 8.4% on 2023 (from US$37.53 billion to US$40.67 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was +10% and a typical year strayed about 22.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 71.8% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.7% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.7 billion a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least developed countries: UN classification | US$40.67 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$7.99 trillion | 2024 |
What this measures
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 34 values
| Year | Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,674,989,864 |
| 2023 | 37,531,478,743 |
| 2022 | 34,891,084,823 |
| 2021 | 28,683,478,194 |
| 2020 | 25,654,780,832 |
| 2019 | 32,028,989,861 |
| 2018 | 29,835,545,162 |
| 2017 | 28,279,588,546 |
| 2016 | 22,987,078,325 |
| 2015 | 23,474,273,364 |
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$51.17 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$5.02 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$9.45 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$158.38 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$19.45 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$3.52 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$34.13 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$3.34 billion (2024)
- Kuwait — US$6.76 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$937.14 million (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.65 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,362 (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.35 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,112 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 4.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.94% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$44.93 billion (2025)
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$9.99 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Least developed countries: UN classification's primary income payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$40.67 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is up 2,574% from US$1.52 billion in 1984 (8.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$40.67 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$1.52 billion in 1984.
- Is the latest change in primary income payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Least developed countries: UN classification?
- In 2024, Least developed countries: UN classification's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) rose 8.4% on 2023 (from US$37.53 billion to US$40.67 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was +10% and a typical year strayed about 22.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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