Malaysia vs Portugal: Primary income receipts

Malaysia
20.75 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Portugal
19.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malaysia rank
35th
Portugal rank
37th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 20.75 billion BoP, current US$ against 19.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 1.09 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th 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.