Net primary income (BoP, current US$) by country

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest,...

Countries reporting
195
Highest
279.96 billion BoP, current US$
Japan
Lowest
-109.54 billion BoP, current US$
China
Median
-418.69 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,801

What the numbers show

Net primary income (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 279.96 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan; the lowest is -109.54 billion BoP, current US$ in China.

The median across all reporting countries is -418.69 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is -1.37 billion BoP, current US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 1,037.8%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 140,452.0%).

Net primary income: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 279.96 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 59.1% rising
2 Germany 182.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 173.5% volatile
3 France 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 13.9% volatile
4 Hong Kong 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 575.8% volatile
5 Kuwait 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 144.8% volatile
6 Sweden 32.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 1,037.8% volatile
7 South Korea 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 526.7% volatile
8 Norway 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 18.5% volatile
9 Denmark 13.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 6.6% volatile
10 United States 12.80 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 93.1% volatile
11 Saudi Arabia 10.66 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 50.1% volatile
12 Belgium 9.16 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 39.3% rising
13 Tajikistan 6.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 351.9% volatile
14 Philippines 4.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 139.7% volatile
15 Canada 2.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 119.9% volatile
16 Bermuda 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 46.2% rising
17 Finland 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 6.6% volatile
18 Libya 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 626.7% volatile
19 Mauritius 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 60.5% volatile
20 Austria 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 144.4% volatile
21 Iraq 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 202.1% volatile
22 Italy 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 109.9% volatile
23 Palestine 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 37.0% volatile
24 Nepal 638.46 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 96.0% volatile
25 Lesotho 578.11 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 97.3% falling
26 French Polynesia 550.45 million BoP, current US$ 2016 down 7.2% rising
27 New Caledonia 515.90 million BoP, current US$ 2016 up 22.1% rising
28 Ukraine 500.00 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 132.7% volatile
29 Brunei 487.50 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 25.0% volatile
30 Uzbekistan 371.43 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 74.0% rising
31 Croatia 263.78 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 130.4% volatile
32 East Timor 223.64 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 82.7% volatile
33 Kiribati 195.15 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 8.2% volatile
34 Afghanistan 189.23 million BoP, current US$ 2020 up 577.5% volatile
35 Vanuatu 180.66 million BoP, current US$ 2022 up 519.0% volatile
36 Faroe Islands 121.78 million BoP, current US$ 2011 up 731.8% volatile
37 Djibouti 115.93 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 590.1% volatile
38 Nauru 90.11 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 230.7% volatile
39 Montenegro 68.51 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 23.2% volatile
40 Andorra 61.92 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 79.8% volatile
41 Marshall Islands 52.57 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 54.7% rising
42 Sao Tome and Principe 47.96 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 617.1% volatile
43 Tuvalu 47.88 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 57.0% volatile
44 Gambia 47.55 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 264.2% volatile
45 Tonga 43.57 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 1,023.0% volatile
46 Togo 42.76 million BoP, current US$ 2020 up 282.0% volatile
47 Curacao 27.25 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 149.8% volatile
48 Micronesia (country) 26.65 million BoP, current US$ 2014 up 62.0% rising
49 Guinea-Bissau 17.36 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 53.5% volatile
50 Comoros 7.38 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 536.2% volatile
51 Samoa 7.29 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 148.6% volatile
52 Haiti 3.62 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 92.6% volatile
53 Solomon Islands 1.76 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 112.4% volatile
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina -955,430 BoP, current US$ 2025 down 100.9% volatile
55 Eritrea -1.40 million BoP, current US$ 2000 down 139.0% volatile
56 Chad -7.34 million BoP, current US$ 1994 down 47.9% volatile
57 Moldova -7.88 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 101.8% volatile
58 Saint Kitts and Nevis -11.12 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 82.3% volatile
59 Palau -16.56 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 237.8% volatile
60 Dominica -18.51 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 16.2% volatile
61 Burundi -20.47 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 6,147.3% volatile
62 Central African Republic -22.69 million BoP, current US$ 1994 down 134.8% volatile
63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -25.05 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 27.3% volatile
64 Turks and Caicos Islands -31.89 million BoP, current US$ 2018 volatile
65 Cape Verde -39.90 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 32.5% volatile
66 Equatorial Guinea -45.02 million BoP, current US$ 1996 down 592.1% volatile
67 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -49.04 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 1,454.9% volatile
68 Albania -53.12 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 139.6% volatile
69 Sierra Leone -57.15 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 85.0% volatile
70 Mauritania -59.66 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 76.4% volatile
71 Seychelles -68.88 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 32.4% volatile
72 Antigua and Barbuda -75.61 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 10.6% volatile
73 Grenada -78.38 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 32.6% volatile
74 Lebanon -78.88 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 63.9% volatile
75 Iceland -89.56 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 4,501.1% volatile
76 Gabon -104.33 million BoP, current US$ 2015 up 89.1% volatile
77 Belize -164.59 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 72.4% volatile
78 Bhutan -165.56 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 29.3% volatile
79 San Marino -177.34 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 57.5% falling
80 Benin -189.28 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 174.3% volatile
81 Malawi -191.69 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 36.0% volatile
82 Ethiopia -194.15 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 10.3% volatile
83 Iran -200.00 million BoP, current US$ 2000 down 152.9% volatile
84 Saint Lucia -230.70 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 53.6% volatile
85 Kyrgyzstan -239.98 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 22.0% volatile
86 Namibia -245.58 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 247.3% volatile
87 Barbados -253.07 million BoP, current US$ 2017 up 0.4% volatile
88 Aruba -315.68 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 92.1% volatile
89 Botswana -326.44 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 30.8% volatile
90 Suriname -329.03 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 2,379.2% volatile
91 Rwanda -333.37 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 77.9% falling
92 Niger -348.88 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 129.7% volatile
93 Jamaica -349.77 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 17.2% falling
94 Liberia -353.19 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 402.2% volatile
95 Yemen -362.52 million BoP, current US$ 2016 up 70.6% rising
96 Fiji -370.14 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 64.2% volatile
97 South Sudan -393.85 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 140,452.0% volatile
98 Latvia -418.69 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 206.0% volatile
99 Zimbabwe -478.14 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 40.3% volatile
100 Slovenia -492.18 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 62.3% volatile
101 Madagascar -524.71 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 50.0% volatile
102 Macao -590.61 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 93.3% volatile
103 Eswatini -612.84 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 230.9% volatile
104 Estonia -660.59 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 33.5% volatile
105 Trinidad and Tobago -726.62 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 203.2% volatile
106 Mali -746.78 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 94.1% volatile
107 Maldives -805.98 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 127.0% volatile
108 Bahamas -820.22 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 87.2% volatile
109 Armenia -870.74 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 303.2% volatile
110 Cambodia -903.65 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 9.5% volatile
111 North Macedonia -918.06 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 189.3% volatile
112 Nicaragua -988.90 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 120.8% volatile
113 Laos -1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 601.9% volatile
114 Sudan -1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2022 up 46.7% volatile
115 Belarus -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 55.7% volatile
116 Cameroon -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 62.1% falling
117 Burkina Faso -1.14 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 217.3% volatile
118 Senegal -1.15 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 257.3% volatile
119 Uganda -1.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 115.5% volatile
120 Jordan -1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 199.0% volatile
121 Spain -1.28 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 30.0% volatile
122 Tunisia -1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 6.7% volatile
123 Cayman Islands -1.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 23.8% rising
124 Syria -1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 2010 down 72.2% volatile
125 Guyana -1.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 5,635.9% volatile
126 Guatemala -1.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 6.5% volatile
127 Congo -1.65 billion BoP, current US$ 2021 down 5.4% volatile
128 Bolivia -1.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 51.3% volatile
129 Kenya -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 115.5% volatile
130 Tanzania -1.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 256.5% volatile
131 Papua New Guinea -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 373.0% volatile
132 Paraguay -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 33.0% volatile
133 Azerbaijan -1.99 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 2.0% volatile
134 Guinea -2.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 1,016.1% volatile
135 Georgia -2.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 600.4% volatile
136 El Salvador -2.50 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 128.7% volatile
137 Mozambique -2.52 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 1,145.9% volatile
138 Myanmar -2.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2019 down 43.4% volatile
139 Sri Lanka -2.60 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 43.7% volatile
140 Mongolia -2.67 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 174.6% volatile
141 Morocco -2.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 44.4% volatile
142 Zambia -2.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 81.3% volatile
144 Honduras -3.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 111.9% volatile
145 Lithuania -3.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 107.0% volatile
146 Algeria -3.07 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 36.0% falling
147 Bahrain -3.32 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 103.2% volatile
148 Democratic Republic of Congo -3.36 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 211.2% volatile
149 Ecuador -3.61 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 109.0% volatile
150 Cote d'Ivoire -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 319.9% volatile
151 Qatar -4.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 21.7% volatile
152 Slovakia -4.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 100.6% volatile
153 Uruguay -4.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 80.6% volatile
154 Cyprus -4.61 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 3,374.0% volatile
155 Panama -4.65 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 34.7% volatile
156 Ghana -5.14 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 362.7% volatile
157 Bangladesh -5.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 104.1% volatile
158 Portugal -5.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 7.8% volatile
159 Angola -5.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 3.3% volatile
160 Hungary -5.95 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 7.9% volatile
161 Oman -6.17 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 45.5% volatile
162 Serbia -6.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 245.4% volatile
163 Greece -6.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 4,425.1% volatile
164 Venezuela -6.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2016 down 562.0% volatile
165 New Zealand -7.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 14.5% falling
166 Dominican Republic -7.74 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 163.6% volatile
167 Bulgaria -7.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 250.7% volatile
168 South Africa -8.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 3.2% volatile
169 Switzerland -8.33 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 240.3% volatile
170 Israel -8.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 3,428.3% volatile
171 Pakistan -8.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 75.9% volatile
172 Nigeria -9.09 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 28.5% volatile
173 Costa Rica -9.84 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 313.5% volatile
174 Netherlands -10.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 41.3% volatile
175 Romania -11.47 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 521.8% volatile
176 Colombia -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 128.4% volatile
177 Malaysia -13.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 21.3% volatile
178 Argentina -13.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 14.8% volatile
179 Vietnam -15.69 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 77.4% volatile
180 Thailand -15.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 23.3% volatile
181 Turkey -15.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 93.4% volatile
182 Egypt -16.48 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 227.3% volatile
183 Russia -17.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 52.5% volatile
184 Czechia -18.12 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 74.9% volatile
185 Chile -19.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 223.4% volatile
186 Kazakhstan -22.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 90.5% volatile
187 Peru -23.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 195.8% volatile
188 United Kingdom -24.70 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 61.2% volatile
190 Indonesia -37.63 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 32.6% volatile
191 Poland -37.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 108.3% volatile
192 India -49.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 110.0% volatile
193 Australia -51.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 81.6% volatile
194 Mexico -59.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 91.6% volatile
195 Brazil -81.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 114.4% volatile
196 Singapore -102.03 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 385.5% volatile
197 China -109.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 109.8% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Net primary income (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
200 places, 7,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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.