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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China

China: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
170th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
All-time low
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1983
Years of data
44
1982–2025

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China, 1982–2025

00.010.020.031982200320251982: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.

That places China 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in China, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1982 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1983 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -59.1%
1984 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.7%
1985 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.2%
1986 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +74.1%
1987 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +42.0%
1988 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.6%
1989 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.3%
1990 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.5%
1991 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.0%
1992 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +66.7%
1993 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1994 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1995 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +92.3%
1996 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1997 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -24.1%
1998 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.1%
1999 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2000 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
2001 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2002 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -25.8%
2003 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2004 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2005 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +84.6%
2006 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.5%
2007 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2008 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.8%
2009 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.2%
2010 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.8%
2011 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2012 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.0%
2013 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +25.0%
2014 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.4%
2015 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.5%
2016 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2017 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2018 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2019 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2020 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.9%
2021 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2022 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.6%
2023 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2024 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2025 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 8
1990s 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 167 South Korea 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 168 Saudi Arabia 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 169 Morocco 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 171 Tajikistan 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 172 Algeria 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 173 Kiribati 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China?
Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in China was 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
How does China rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.