Germany vs United States: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps

Germany
144.03 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United States
349.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

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How they compare

United States currently reports 349.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 144.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 205.12 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
1970s 4.44 billion BoP, current US$ 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2.69 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
1980s 6.57 billion BoP, current US$ 11.65 billion BoP, current US$ 5.08 billion BoP, current US$ United States
1990s 22.02 billion BoP, current US$ 39.03 billion BoP, current US$ 17.00 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2000s 55.64 billion BoP, current US$ 107.40 billion BoP, current US$ 51.76 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2010s 81.49 billion BoP, current US$ 187.46 billion BoP, current US$ 105.97 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2020s 123.59 billion BoP, current US$ 297.93 billion BoP, current US$ 174.34 billion BoP, current US$ United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps, Germany or United States?
United States, at 349.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 144.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps between Germany and United States?
205.12 billion BoP, current US$, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps?
Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) with 62 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.