Kuwait vs Malta: Primary income receipts

Kuwait
43.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
41.26 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kuwait rank
24th
Malta rank
25th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Kuwait
  • Malta
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.26 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 1.86 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 24th and Malta ranks 25th 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.