Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Primary income payments

Peru
29.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
30.52 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Peru rank
38th
Saudi Arabia rank
37th

Primary income payments over time

  • Peru
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 30.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 29.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Peru, a difference of 882.10 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, Peru ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th 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.