India vs Kuwait: Primary income receipts

India
54.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait
43.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
India rank
21st
Kuwait rank
24th

Primary income receipts over time

  • India
  • Kuwait
020.0B40.0B60.0B197520002025

How they compare

India currently reports 54.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 11.01 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, India ranks 21st and Kuwait ranks 24th 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.