Germany vs United States: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Germany
3,412 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
4,447 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany rank
30th
United States rank
27th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person against 3,412 BoP, current US$ per person in Germany, a difference of 1,035 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 30th and United States ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 64.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 245.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 331.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 86.36 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1,004 BoP, current US$ per person | 811.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 192.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 2,176 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,611 BoP, current US$ per person | 565.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 1,999 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,110 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.49 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 2,693 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,511 BoP, current US$ per person | 817.48 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person against 3,412 BoP, current US$ per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Germany and United States?
- 1,035 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Germany ranks 30th and United States ranks 27th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.