Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Primary income payments

Luxembourg
413.92 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Netherlands
433.43 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
6th
Netherlands rank
5th

Primary income payments over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 433.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 413.92 billion BoP, current US$ in Luxembourg, a difference of 19.51 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 48.41 billion BoP, current US$ 40.04 billion BoP, current US$ 8.37 billion BoP, current US$ Luxembourg
2000s 115.34 billion BoP, current US$ 170.30 billion BoP, current US$ 54.96 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2010s 304.02 billion BoP, current US$ 332.51 billion BoP, current US$ 28.49 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2020s 345.55 billion BoP, current US$ 371.85 billion BoP, current US$ 26.30 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 433.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 413.92 billion BoP, current US$ in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
19.51 billion BoP, current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for primary income payments?
Luxembourg ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.