Australia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Primary income payments

Australia
125.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
603.46 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th

Primary income payments over time

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0200.0B400.0B600.0B198420042025

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 603.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 125.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 478.10 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.8 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 200 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 15.27 billion BoP, current US$ 15.71 billion BoP, current US$ 438.90 million BoP, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 17.54 billion BoP, current US$ 33.28 billion BoP, current US$ 15.73 billion BoP, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 49.45 billion BoP, current US$ 101.35 billion BoP, current US$ 51.91 billion BoP, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 85.51 billion BoP, current US$ 365.64 billion BoP, current US$ 280.13 billion BoP, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 111.22 billion BoP, current US$ 563.63 billion BoP, current US$ 452.41 billion BoP, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Australia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 603.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 125.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
478.10 billion BoP, current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments?
Australia ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income 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
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.