Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Primary income payments

Cape Verde
101.33 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lesotho
106.35 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
171st
Lesotho rank
168th

Primary income payments over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Lesotho
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 106.35 million BoP, current US$ against 101.33 million BoP, current US$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 5.02 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Cape Verde ranks 171st and Lesotho ranks 168th 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.