Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income (balance of payments basis) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 42.54 trillion in Japan; the lowest is -623.51 trillion in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is -11.25 billion, and the mean is -15.92 trillion.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 3,305.8%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 5,456.1%).
Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 42.54 trillion | 2026 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 28.04 million | 2026 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Sweden | 296.31 billion | 2026 | up 3,305.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 1.30 billion | 2026 | up 250.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Latvia | -700.00 million | 2026 | down 1,958.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 254.00 billion | 2026 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | -800.00 million | 2026 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 136.80 billion | 2026 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | -930.97 million | 2026 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 90.00 billion | 2026 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | -16.03 billion | 2026 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 61.00 billion | 2026 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 7 | United States | 50.00 billion | 2026 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | -125.00 billion | 2026 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 8.00 billion | 2026 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | -806.40 billion | 2026 | down 2,806.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 1.50 billion | 2026 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 750.54 million | 2026 | up 584.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | -336.70 million | 2026 | down 133.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | -939.64 million | 2026 | down 151.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | -1.71 billion | 2026 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Iceland | -3.30 billion | 2026 | down 106.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | -4.00 billion | 2026 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | -6.12 billion | 2026 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bulgaria | -11.25 billion | 2026 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 18 | New Zealand | -17.50 billion | 2026 | down 118.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | -20.00 billion | 2026 | down 630.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Israel | -23.09 billion | 2026 | down 4,038.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | -28.48 billion | 2026 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | -28.50 billion | 2026 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | -46.00 billion | 2026 | down 356.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | -68.81 billion | 2026 | down 129.4% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | -89.22 billion | 2026 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | -155.00 billion | 2026 | down 203.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | -361.00 billion | 2026 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | -929.67 billion | 2026 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | -1.98 trillion | 2026 | down 124.9% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | -4.82 trillion | 2026 | down 263.3% | volatile |
| 31 | India | -5.20 trillion | 2026 | down 183.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | -10.02 trillion | 2026 | down 5,456.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | -17.60 trillion | 2026 | down 274.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | -62.00 trillion | 2026 | down 284.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | -623.51 trillion | 2026 | down 58.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 54.83 trillion
- Slovak Republic -2.86 billion
- Dynamic Asian economies -52.32 billion
- Rest of the world -155.00 billion
- Other major oil producers -36.50 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. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP