Economic Outlook No 114 — Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 114 — Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 36.73 trillion in Japan; the lowest is -1,050.00 trillion in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is -8.00 billion, and the mean is -26.06 trillion.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 1,761.3%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 3,652.3%).
Economic Outlook No 114 — Balance of primary income: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 36.73 trillion | 2025 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | -550.00 million | 2025 | down 378.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Sweden | 231.65 billion | 2025 | up 837.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 1.00 billion | 2025 | up 301.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Estonia | -600.00 million | 2025 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 184.34 billion | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovenia | -1.07 billion | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 176.88 billion | 2025 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Lithuania | -3.09 billion | 2025 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 148.62 billion | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | -9.71 billion | 2025 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Denmark | 104.35 billion | 2025 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 80.27 billion | 2025 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | -181.75 billion | 2025 | down 168.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 66.61 billion | 2025 | up 1,761.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | -239.64 billion | 2025 | down 812.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 6.10 billion | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 5.84 billion | 2025 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 2.10 billion | 2025 | up 964.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Finland | 1.78 billion | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | -875.00 million | 2025 | down 3,652.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Austria | -2.05 billion | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | -4.45 billion | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | -7.64 billion | 2025 | down 94.0% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | -8.00 billion | 2025 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | -10.69 billion | 2025 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 19 | New Zealand | -13.30 billion | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | -18.50 billion | 2025 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | -24.00 billion | 2025 | down 419.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | -28.00 billion | 2025 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | -42.07 billion | 2025 | down 463.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | -75.00 billion | 2025 | down 203.3% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | -95.16 billion | 2025 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | -130.29 billion | 2025 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | -324.28 billion | 2025 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | -480.00 billion | 2025 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | -3.41 trillion | 2025 | down 2,948.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | -3.52 trillion | 2025 | down 121.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Costa Rica | -5.35 trillion | 2025 | down 321.1% | volatile |
| 32 | India | -5.38 trillion | 2025 | down 257.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | -8.83 trillion | 2025 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | -80.00 trillion | 2025 | down 453.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | -1,050.00 trillion | 2025 | down 176.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 20.09 trillion
- Slovak Republic -2.73 billion
- Dynamic Asian economies -72.71 billion
- Other major oil producers -96.00 billion
About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org