Cameroon vs Faroe Islands: Primary income receipts

Cameroon
228.85 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Faroe Islands
238.72 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
Cameroon rank
136th
Faroe Islands rank
134th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Cameroon
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 238.72 million BoP, current US$ against 228.85 million BoP, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 9.87 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 136th and Faroe Islands ranks 134th 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.