France vs Japan: Net primary income

France
59.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan
279.96 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France rank
3rd
Japan rank
1st

Net primary income over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 279.96 billion BoP, current US$ against 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ in France, a difference of 220.32 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Japan's figure about 4.7 times France's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st 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

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.