Germany vs United Kingdom: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Germany
466.95 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom
552.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
2nd

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 466.95 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 85.22 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 6.12 billion BoP, current US$ 15.85 billion BoP, current US$ 9.73 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
1980s 24.79 billion BoP, current US$ 77.34 billion BoP, current US$ 52.54 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
1990s 85.10 billion BoP, current US$ 157.96 billion BoP, current US$ 72.86 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2000s 197.33 billion BoP, current US$ 343.07 billion BoP, current US$ 145.74 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2010s 262.03 billion BoP, current US$ 262.17 billion BoP, current US$ 132.60 million BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2020s 372.70 billion BoP, current US$ 407.61 billion BoP, current US$ 34.91 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 466.95 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Germany and United Kingdom?
85.22 billion BoP, current US$, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,387 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) with 56 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.