Japan vs Kuwait: Net secondary income

Japan

-37.35 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Kuwait

-16.96 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Japan rank

195th

Kuwait rank

192nd

Net secondary income over time

Japan
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports -16.96 billion BoP, current US$ against -37.35 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 20.39 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 195th and Kuwait ranks 192nd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Net secondary 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, 7,778 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. 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.