South Korea vs Malta: Primary income payments

South Korea
45.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
44.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
South Korea rank
26th
Malta rank
27th

Primary income payments over time

  • South Korea
  • Malta
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 44.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 937.90 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th 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.