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China vs Ireland: Primary income payments

China
452.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ireland
451.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Ireland rank
4th

Primary income payments over time

  • China
  • Ireland
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B500.0B198220032025

How they compare

China currently reports 452.23 billion BoP, current US$ against 451.23 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 1.00 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, China ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 4th 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.