Denmark vs South Korea: Primary income payments

Denmark
37.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
South Korea
45.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
29th
South Korea rank
26th

Primary income payments over time

  • Denmark
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 37.70 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 7.39 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 26th 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.