Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Germany
Germany: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per was 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Germany is 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Germany peaked at 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
That places Germany 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Germany, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1972 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +161.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +161.7% | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 38 Central African Republic 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Haiti 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Slovenia 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Germany?
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Germany was 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Germany rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?
- Germany ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.