South Korea vs Russia: Primary income payments

South Korea
45.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Russia
43.32 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
26th
Russia rank
28th

Primary income payments over time

  • South Korea
  • Russia
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B197620002025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 43.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Russia, a difference of 1.78 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Russia ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 26th and Russia ranks 28th 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.