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

United Kingdom
552.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United States
1.53 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

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

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.53 trillion BoP, current US$ against 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 980.58 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 2.8 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United States Difference Ahead
1970s 14.62 billion BoP, current US$ 28.25 billion BoP, current US$ 13.63 billion BoP, current US$ United States
1980s 77.34 billion BoP, current US$ 103.27 billion BoP, current US$ 25.94 billion BoP, current US$ United States
1990s 140.39 billion BoP, current US$ 201.49 billion BoP, current US$ 61.10 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2000s 343.07 billion BoP, current US$ 525.98 billion BoP, current US$ 182.90 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2010s 262.17 billion BoP, current US$ 888.37 billion BoP, current US$ 626.21 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2020s 407.61 billion BoP, current US$ 1.26 trillion BoP, current US$ 848.14 billion BoP, current US$ United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled, United Kingdom or United States?
United States, at 1.53 trillion BoP, current US$ against 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between United Kingdom and United States?
980.58 billion BoP, current US$, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
United Kingdom ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.