Ireland vs Singapore: Primary income receipts

Ireland
311.81 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Singapore
219.50 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ireland rank
9th
Singapore rank
12th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Ireland
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 311.81 billion BoP, current US$ against 219.50 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 92.31 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 12th 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.