Euro area vs Japan: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Euro area
329.65 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan
71.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Euro area rank
8th
Japan rank
4th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Euro area
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 329.65 billion BoP, current US$ against 71.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 257.97 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 4.6 times Japan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 8th and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 34.71 billion BoP, current US$ 12.53 billion BoP, current US$ 22.18 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2000s 149.12 billion BoP, current US$ 12.71 billion BoP, current US$ 136.41 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2010s 209.72 billion BoP, current US$ 26.70 billion BoP, current US$ 183.02 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2020s 303.54 billion BoP, current US$ 54.22 billion BoP, current US$ 249.33 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Euro area or Japan?
Euro area, at 329.65 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 between Euro area and Japan?
257.97 billion BoP, current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Euro area ranks 8th and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,676 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.