Germany vs Italy: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Germany
0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy
0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany rank
92nd
Italy rank
90th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 92nd and Italy ranks 90th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
1980s 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy
1990s 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2000s 0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2010s 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2020s 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Germany or Italy?
Italy, at 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Germany and Italy?
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Germany ranks 92nd and Italy ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.