Germany vs Middle income: Primary income payments

Germany
284.85 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle income
1.22 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
Middle income rank
12th

Primary income payments over time

  • Germany
  • Middle income
0250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T1.2T197119982025

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ against 284.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 938.42 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.3 times Germany's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 20.23 billion BoP, current US$ 71.19 billion BoP, current US$ 50.95 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
1990s 81.59 billion BoP, current US$ 120.26 billion BoP, current US$ 38.67 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2000s 179.10 billion BoP, current US$ 274.21 billion BoP, current US$ 95.11 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2010s 163.05 billion BoP, current US$ 735.08 billion BoP, current US$ 572.03 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2020s 212.41 billion BoP, current US$ 1.06 trillion BoP, current US$ 849.70 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Germany or Middle income?
Middle income, at 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ against 284.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Germany and Middle income?
938.42 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Germany and Middle income rank globally for primary income payments?
Germany ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs Middle income: Primary income payments. Statizoid, drawing on Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/primary-income-payments-bop-current-us/germany/middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/primary-income-payments-bop-current-us/germany/middle-income/">Germany vs Middle income: Primary income payments</a> — Statizoid

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
246 places, 9,526 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.