Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Primary income payments

Barbados
326.20 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Saint Lucia
290.12 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
153rd
Saint Lucia rank
154th

Primary income payments over time

  • Barbados
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 326.20 million BoP, current US$ against 290.12 million BoP, current US$ in Saint Lucia, a difference of 36.08 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Globally, Barbados ranks 153rd and Saint Lucia ranks 154th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (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
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.