Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$18.64 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 66.84% from US$11.17 billion in 2013 (5.25% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$18.64 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$11.72 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$11.17 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$24.4 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$2.09 billion | 1986 |
| Average since 2014 | US$10.99 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$3.16 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 92.7% on 2022 (from US$9.67 billion to US$18.64 billion).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2022), the average change was +1.6% and a typical year strayed about 25.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 92.7% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.2% in 2020. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | US$18.64 billion | 2023 |
| World | US$7.44 trillion | 2024 |
What this measures
Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 31 values
| Year | Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 18,637,551,940 |
| 2022 | 9,669,492,784 |
| 2021 | 5,862,450,234 |
| 2020 | 8,032,219,192 |
| 2019 | 13,427,098,962 |
| 2018 | 11,718,235,845 |
| 2017 | 12,301,460,535 |
| 2016 | 9,783,451,634 |
| 2015 | 9,617,613,851 |
| 2014 | 10,822,465,078 |
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$240.4 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$3.04 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$6.01 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$274.31 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$2.97 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$3.53 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$25.9 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$2.09 billion (2024)
- Kuwait — US$43.13 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$858.26 million (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$291.25 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$339.13 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 13.77% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.44 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 68.06% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.73 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$18.64 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is up 489.6% from US$3.16 billion in 1979 (4.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$24.4 billion in 2008 and the lowest US$2.09 billion in 1986.
- Is the latest change in primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- In 2023, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 92.7% on 2022 (from US$9.67 billion to US$18.64 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2022), the average change was +1.6% and a typical year strayed about 25.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.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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