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

Japan
71.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United States
349.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
1st

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

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  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 349.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 71.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 277.46 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 4.9 times Japan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 12.53 billion BoP, current US$ 44.08 billion BoP, current US$ 31.55 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2000s 12.71 billion BoP, current US$ 107.40 billion BoP, current US$ 94.69 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2010s 26.70 billion BoP, current US$ 187.46 billion BoP, current US$ 160.76 billion BoP, current US$ United States
2020s 54.22 billion BoP, current US$ 297.93 billion BoP, current US$ 243.71 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$), gaps, Japan or United States?
United States, at 349.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 71.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps between Japan and United States?
277.46 billion BoP, current US$, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps?
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.