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

Japan
456.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom
552.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
2nd

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

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 456.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 95.64 billion BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 103.35 billion BoP, current US$ 162.70 billion BoP, current US$ 59.35 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2000s 140.78 billion BoP, current US$ 343.07 billion BoP, current US$ 202.30 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2010s 257.35 billion BoP, current US$ 262.17 billion BoP, current US$ 4.81 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2020s 385.49 billion BoP, current US$ 407.61 billion BoP, current US$ 22.12 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$), gaps filled, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 456.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Japan and United Kingdom?
95.64 billion BoP, current US$, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.