Low income's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) was US$11.49 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.27% from US$11.75 billion in 2013 (0.23% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$11.49 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$9.55 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$11.75 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$12.7 billion | 2010 |
| Lowest | US$6.13 billion | 2016 |
| Average since 2014 | US$9.05 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$6.21 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Low income's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) fell 8.5% on 2022 (from US$12.55 billion to US$11.49 billion).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +7.1% and a typical year strayed about 24.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 47.5% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.8% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$625.12 million a year. A straight line explains 83% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Low income | US$11.49 billion | 2023 |
| World | US$7.99 trillion | 2024 |
What this measures
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 19 values
| Year | Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11,486,720,642 |
| 2022 | 12,547,339,082 |
| 2021 | 10,467,789,945 |
| 2020 | 9,014,989,680 |
| 2019 | 9,317,941,489 |
| 2018 | 9,548,736,167 |
| 2017 | 7,989,354,654 |
| 2016 | 6,132,056,790 |
| 2015 | 6,685,003,241 |
| 2014 | 7,310,769,374 |
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$937.14 million (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Low income
- GDP (current US$) — US$642.67 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$837.36 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$627.91 billion (2025)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria (current US$) — US$57.58 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium (current US$) — US$350.05 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada (current US$) — US$677.23 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions (current US$) — US$3.08 billion (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$) — US$483.76 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Low income's primary income payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$11.49 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 84.99% from US$6.21 billion in 2005 (3.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12.7 billion in 2010 and the lowest US$6.13 billion in 2016.
- Is the latest change in primary income payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Low income?
- In 2023, Low income's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) fell 8.5% on 2022 (from US$12.55 billion to US$11.49 billion). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +7.1% and a typical year strayed about 24.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
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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