Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) by country

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator...

Countries reporting
200
Highest
1.58 trillion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
-99.90 million BoP, current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
2.22 billion BoP, current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,623

What the numbers show

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 1.58 trillion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is -99.90 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.22 billion BoP, current US$, and the mean is 40.53 billion BoP, current US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,794.

Over the past decade 175 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 22,294.3%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 2,545.4%).

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 1.58 trillion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 146.6% volatile
2 United Kingdom 578.30 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 111.7% volatile
3 Ireland 543.41 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 252.6% volatile
4 Netherlands 465.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 53.0% volatile
5 China 452.23 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 63.8% volatile
6 Luxembourg 416.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 34.4% volatile
7 France 353.26 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 169.9% volatile
8 Singapore 321.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 246.9% volatile
9 Germany 284.85 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 95.6% volatile
10 Switzerland 260.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 86.7% volatile
11 Hong Kong 245.04 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 54.4% volatile
12 Canada 196.83 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 131.1% volatile
13 Japan 176.57 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 143.0% volatile
14 Italy 144.66 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 100.5% volatile
15 Spain 139.63 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 126.7% volatile
16 Australia 125.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 85.3% volatile
17 Brazil 115.06 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 186.2% volatile
18 Belgium 105.04 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 73.5% rising
19 India 104.74 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 176.4% volatile
20 Mexico 80.57 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 110.8% volatile
21 Sweden 71.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 62.9% volatile
22 Poland 64.17 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 114.7% volatile
23 Norway 56.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 116.1% volatile
24 Austria 49.77 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 133.8% rising
25 Indonesia 47.30 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 51.6% volatile
26 South Korea 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 118.4% volatile
27 Malta 44.16 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 208.9% volatile
28 Russia 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 42.6% volatile
29 Denmark 38.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 97.4% volatile
30 Czechia 37.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 109.0% volatile
31 Malaysia 36.48 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 75.9% volatile
32 Turkey 34.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 172.8% volatile
33 Hungary 34.36 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 110.9% volatile
34 Israel 34.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 203.3% volatile
35 Thailand 32.76 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 28.4% volatile
36 Finland 32.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 111.0% volatile
37 Chile 32.24 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 160.9% volatile
38 Saudi Arabia 30.52 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 624.3% volatile
39 Peru 29.63 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 232.3% volatile
40 Cyprus 28.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 9.5% volatile
41 Kazakhstan 27.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 94.9% volatile
42 Portugal 26.09 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 73.0% volatile
43 Qatar 24.28 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 113.8% rising
44 Colombia 22.30 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 122.0% volatile
45 Romania 21.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 222.9% volatile
46 Argentina 20.47 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 41.5% volatile
47 South Africa 20.32 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 29.0% volatile
48 Vietnam 19.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 57.7% volatile
49 Egypt 19.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 264.4% volatile
50 New Zealand 17.99 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 52.3% rising
51 Greece 17.80 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 86.9% volatile
52 Nigeria 14.98 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 9.8% volatile
53 Philippines 13.50 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 76.5% volatile
54 Macao 12.18 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 29.4% volatile
55 Mauritius 11.15 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 53.8% volatile
56 Bulgaria 11.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 232.2% volatile
57 Costa Rica 10.94 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 305.4% volatile
58 Pakistan 9.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 74.8% volatile
59 Slovakia 9.86 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 67.6% volatile
60 Bahrain 9.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 138.0% volatile
61 Dominican Republic 9.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 164.3% volatile
62 Ukraine 9.03 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 353.3% volatile
63 Panama 8.85 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 69.0% volatile
64 Croatia 8.17 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 407.8% volatile
65 Serbia 7.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 204.6% volatile
66 Cayman Islands 7.66 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 86.5% rising
67 Uruguay 6.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 101.6% volatile
68 Bangladesh 6.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 152.8% volatile
69 Kuwait 6.76 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 215.8% volatile
70 Angola 6.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 10.6% volatile
71 Lithuania 6.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 156.5% volatile
72 Venezuela 6.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 24.2% volatile
73 Oman 6.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 118.1% volatile
74 Uzbekistan 6.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 921.4% volatile
75 Ghana 5.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 290.3% volatile
76 Algeria 5.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 23.9% rising
77 Azerbaijan 4.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 48.8% volatile
78 Cote d'Ivoire 4.66 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 306.8% volatile
79 Guatemala 4.29 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 111.0% volatile
80 Morocco 4.24 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 76.3% volatile
81 Georgia 4.18 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 253.5% volatile
82 Slovenia 4.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 67.9% volatile
83 Mongolia 4.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 299.0% volatile
84 Ecuador 3.99 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 113.5% volatile
85 Myanmar 3.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2019 up 109.2% volatile
86 Belarus 3.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 26.9% volatile
87 Estonia 3.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 132.7% volatile
88 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.76 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 207.6% volatile
89 Latvia 3.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 126.7% volatile
90 Honduras 3.60 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 142.5% volatile
91 Iraq 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 93.2% volatile
92 Jordan 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 157.2% volatile
93 Zambia 3.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 776.5% volatile
94 El Salvador 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 147.7% volatile
95 Sri Lanka 2.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 22.2% volatile
96 Mozambique 2.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 518.2% volatile
97 Kenya 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 184.1% volatile
98 Paraguay 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 67.7% volatile
99 Guinea 2.41 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 933.2% volatile
100 Tunisia 2.24 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 45.4% volatile
101 Tanzania 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 239.5% volatile
102 Trinidad and Tobago 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 174.3% volatile
103 Papua New Guinea 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 379.1% volatile
104 Bolivia 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 55.9% volatile
105 Senegal 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 205.3% volatile
106 Libya 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 34.2% volatile
107 Syria 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ 2010 up 49.2% volatile
108 Armenia 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 297.0% volatile
109 Congo 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2021 up 4.4% volatile
110 Guyana 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 6,586.7% volatile
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 299.3% volatile
112 Cambodia 1.59 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 17.3% volatile
113 Sudan 1.47 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 24.8% volatile
114 Burkina Faso 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 180.2% volatile
115 Uganda 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 205.9% volatile
116 Nicaragua 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 191.4% volatile
117 Cameroon 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 58.0% volatile
118 Albania 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 345.5% volatile
119 North Macedonia 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 144.9% volatile
120 Laos 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 226.8% volatile
121 Iceland 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 8.9% volatile
122 Moldova 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 190.7% volatile
123 Mali 955.86 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 99.5% volatile
124 Lebanon 937.14 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 57.8% rising
125 Namibia 933.47 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 110.0% volatile
126 Bahamas 921.11 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 86.7% volatile
127 Jamaica 826.38 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 9.9% rising
128 Maldives 817.15 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 138.6% volatile
129 Andorra 645.15 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 143.6% rising
130 Iran 604.00 million BoP, current US$ 2000 up 674.4% volatile
131 Eswatini 567.93 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 40.7% volatile
132 South Sudan 558.91 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 22,294.3% rising
133 Botswana 549.97 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 21.6% volatile
134 Benin 533.30 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 138.8% volatile
135 Montenegro 530.27 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 185.7% rising
136 Madagascar 520.76 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 14.1% volatile
137 Brunei 513.40 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 14.9% volatile
138 Niger 505.39 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 87.4% volatile
139 Zimbabwe 489.71 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 42.2% rising
140 Fiji 471.15 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 65.4% volatile
141 Aruba 459.70 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 127.2% volatile
142 Liberia 424.35 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 644.7% volatile
143 Kosovo 417.77 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 191.8% volatile
143 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 417.77 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 191.8% volatile
145 Tajikistan 404.86 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 90.0% volatile
146 Suriname 401.48 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 1,344.9% volatile
147 San Marino 387.97 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 75.8% rising
148 Yemen 380.87 million BoP, current US$ 2016 down 75.4% falling
149 Ethiopia 365.73 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 96.2% volatile
150 Rwanda 364.49 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 78.9% rising
151 East Timor 364.43 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 1,940.2% volatile
152 Kyrgyzstan 363.91 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 6.7% volatile
153 Nepal 357.29 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 310.6% volatile
154 Barbados 326.20 million BoP, current US$ 2017 down 27.3% volatile
155 Saint Lucia 290.12 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 66.7% volatile
156 Malawi 281.01 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 25.9% volatile
157 Mauritania 271.99 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 0.2% volatile
158 Bermuda 256.32 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 0.9% falling
159 Togo 241.07 million BoP, current US$ 2020 up 95.9% volatile
160 Gabon 215.50 million BoP, current US$ 2015 down 78.3% volatile
161 Bhutan 194.59 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 31.9% rising
162 Belize 187.93 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 82.9% volatile
163 New Caledonia 159.99 million BoP, current US$ 2016 down 10.0% volatile
164 Djibouti 158.38 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 157.4% volatile
165 Curacao 134.97 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 17.0% falling
166 Seychelles 124.61 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 1.5% volatile
167 Faroe Islands 116.94 million BoP, current US$ 2011 up 53.9% rising
168 Grenada 114.73 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 12.3% volatile
169 Lesotho 106.95 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 23.1% volatile
170 Antigua and Barbuda 104.43 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 1.8% volatile
171 Palestine 101.69 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 12.3% volatile
172 Cape Verde 101.33 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 41.7% volatile
173 French Polynesia 82.02 million BoP, current US$ 2016 up 9.7% falling
174 Solomon Islands 67.18 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 12.4% volatile
175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 66.99 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 20.6% rising
176 Guinea-Bissau 64.68 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 152.7% volatile
177 Sierra Leone 58.22 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 85.0% volatile
178 Marshall Islands 57.24 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 98.7% volatile
179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.99 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 38.2% volatile
180 Burundi 54.54 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 290.6% volatile
181 Afghanistan 51.17 million BoP, current US$ 2020 down 66.5% volatile
182 Turks and Caicos Islands 50.19 million BoP, current US$ 2018 — volatile
183 Equatorial Guinea 45.18 million BoP, current US$ 1996 up 594.6% volatile
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40.70 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 54.7% volatile
185 Palau 40.23 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 92.3% volatile
186 Gambia 35.84 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 22.3% volatile
187 Samoa 32.89 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 42.7% volatile
188 Vanuatu 28.99 million BoP, current US$ 2022 down 63.9% rising
189 Dominica 28.77 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 10.3% volatile
190 Haiti 28.24 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 95.5% rising
191 Micronesia (country) 28.00 million BoP, current US$ 2014 up 177.4% rising
192 Central African Republic 22.69 million BoP, current US$ 1994 up 83.1% volatile
193 Tonga 16.16 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 73.6% volatile
194 Nauru 12.76 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 478.5% volatile
195 Chad 12.38 million BoP, current US$ 1994 up 97.0% volatile
196 Eritrea 10.54 million BoP, current US$ 2000 — falling
197 Comoros 7.72 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 41.5% volatile
198 Kiribati 7.13 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 423.6% volatile
199 Tuvalu 257,277 BoP, current US$ 2023 down 36.1% volatile
200 Sao Tome and Principe -99.90 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 2,545.4% volatile

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Indicator
Primary income payments (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
247 places, 9,623 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.