Belgium vs Sweden: Primary income payments

Belgium
111.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sweden
71.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Belgium rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st

Primary income payments over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 111.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 71.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Sweden, a difference of 40.00 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Globally, Belgium ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st 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.