Denmark vs United States: Net primary income

Denmark

13.53 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

United States

12.80 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Denmark rank

9th

United States rank

10th

Net primary income over time

Denmark
United States

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 13.53 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.80 billion BoP, current US$ in United States, a difference of 733.10 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th of 199 countries.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.