Ghana vs Lesotho: Primary income receipts

Ghana
736.74 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lesotho
684.46 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
101st
Lesotho rank
104th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 736.74 million BoP, current US$ against 684.46 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 52.28 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 104th 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.