Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income in USD (balance of payments basis) by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income in USD (balance of payments basis) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 293.04 billion in Japan; the lowest is -174.66 billion in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is -6.47 billion, and the mean is -879.27 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 2,942.5%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 4,096.4%).
Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income in USD: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 293.04 billion | 2026 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 31.60 million | 2026 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 154.15 billion | 2026 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 1.46 billion | 2026 | up 253.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Latvia | -788.79 million | 2026 | down 1,989.3% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 138.60 billion | 2026 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | -901.48 million | 2026 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 68.74 billion | 2026 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | -1.05 billion | 2026 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 50.00 billion | 2026 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Sweden | 30.54 billion | 2026 | up 2,942.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | -18.06 billion | 2026 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 24.48 billion | 2026 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | -20.89 billion | 2026 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 13.57 billion | 2026 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 9.01 billion | 2026 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | -33.17 billion | 2026 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 1.69 billion | 2026 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 845.74 million | 2026 | up 626.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Iceland | -25.19 million | 2026 | down 106.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Finland | -379.41 million | 2026 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | -1.06 billion | 2026 | down 153.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Greece | -1.93 billion | 2026 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | -2.87 billion | 2026 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | -5.51 billion | 2026 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 18 | Israel | -6.47 billion | 2026 | down 4,096.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | -6.47 billion | 2026 | down 138.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Portugal | -6.90 billion | 2026 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | -8.85 billion | 2026 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | -9.50 billion | 2026 | down 289.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | -10.11 billion | 2026 | down 306.1% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | -10.32 billion | 2026 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 25 | New Zealand | -10.34 billion | 2026 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | -14.61 billion | 2026 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | -16.29 billion | 2026 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | -18.87 billion | 2026 | down 112.9% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | -18.89 billion | 2026 | down 172.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | -24.08 billion | 2026 | down 753.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Luxembourg | -32.09 billion | 2026 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | -37.80 billion | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom | -37.92 billion | 2026 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | -47.74 billion | 2026 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | -57.17 billion | 2026 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 36 | China | -61.92 billion | 2026 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 37 | India | -62.75 billion | 2026 | down 138.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Brazil | -67.12 billion | 2026 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | -174.66 billion | 2026 | down 209.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 39.01 billion
- Slovak Republic -3.23 billion
- Dynamic Asian economies -52.32 billion
- Euro area (17 countries) -6.58 billion
- Rest of the world -155.00 billion
- Other oil producers -25.52 billion
- Other major oil producers -36.50 billion
- Other countries -239.96 billion
- World -406.95 billion
- Non-OECD economies -545.54 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