Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia
Australia: Secondary income, other sectors, payments was 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia stood at 7.22 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia peaked at 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 921.54 million BoP, current US$, in 1989.
Australia ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 921.54 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.53 billion BoP, current US$ | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 2.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 2.10 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.62 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 3.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 3.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 3.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 3.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 5.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 5.11 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.11 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.37 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 4.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 5.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.06 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 6.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 6.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 7.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 921.54 million BoP, current US$ | 921.54 million BoP, current US$ | 921.54 million BoP, current US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 61,369 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 1.51 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 98,362 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia?
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia was 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 921.54 million BoP, current US$ in 1989.
- How does Australia rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary income, other sectors, payments rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.