Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Secondary income, other sectors, payments was 5.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.69 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 18.9%
All-time high
9.12 billion BoP, current US$
in 2014
All-time low
502.00 million BoP, current US$
in 1987
Years of data
24
1986–2024

Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1986–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1986200520241986: 508.7M BoP, current US$1987: 502.0M BoP, current US$2003: 1.5B BoP, current US$2004: 1.5B BoP, current US$2005: 2.1B BoP, current US$2006: 3.1B BoP, current US$2007: 4.4B BoP, current US$2008: 6.6B BoP, current US$2009: 5.5B BoP, current US$2010: 5.8B BoP, current US$2011: 6.9B BoP, current US$2012: 6.5B BoP, current US$2013: 7.3B BoP, current US$2014: 9.1B BoP, current US$2015: 6.5B BoP, current US$2016: 5.8B BoP, current US$2017: 5.5B BoP, current US$2018: 6.3B BoP, current US$2019: 5.9B BoP, current US$2020: 5.2B BoP, current US$2021: 5.8B BoP, current US$2022: 7.9B BoP, current US$2023: 7.0B BoP, current US$2024: 5.7B BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary income, other sectors, payments in Least developed countries: UN classification is 5.69 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 9.12 billion BoP, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 502.00 million BoP, current US$, in 1987.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 505.34 million BoP, current US$ 502.00 million BoP, current US$ 508.68 million BoP, current US$ 2
2000s 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ 7
2010s 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ 5.52 billion BoP, current US$ 9.12 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 6.32 billion BoP, current US$ 5.23 billion BoP, current US$ 7.89 billion BoP, current US$ 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income, other sectors, payments in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Least developed countries: UN classification was 5.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 9.12 billion BoP, current US$ in 2014.
What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 502.00 million BoP, current US$ in 1987.
Is secondary income, other sectors, payments rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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
244 places, 8,654 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.