Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Primary income receipts

Brazil
33.71 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
41.18 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Brazil rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 41.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 33.71 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 7.47 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income receipts (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
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). 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.