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China vs United States: Primary income payments

China
452.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United States
1.52 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China rank
3rd
United States rank
1st

Primary income payments over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.52 trillion BoP, current US$ against 452.23 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 1.07 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 3.4 times China's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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.