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Australia vs Italy: Primary income payments

Australia
125.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Italy
144.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Italy rank
14th

Primary income payments over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 144.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 125.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 19.30 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 16th and Italy ranks 14th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (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
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.