Germany vs Japan: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Germany
0.0924 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany rank
38th
Japan rank
35th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
0.020.040.060.080.1197119982025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0924 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 38th and Japan ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2000s 0.0673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2010s 0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2020s 0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0845 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0924 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Germany and Japan?
0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Germany ranks 38th and Japan ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.