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Iceland vs Laos: Primary income payments

Iceland
1.05 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Laos
1.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Iceland rank
122nd
Laos rank
120th

Primary income payments over time

  • Iceland
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ in Iceland, a difference of 111.67 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 120th 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.