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France vs Germany: Primary income payments

France
348.85 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany
284.85 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France rank
7th
Germany rank
9th

Primary income payments over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

France currently reports 348.85 billion BoP, current US$ against 284.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 64.00 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 9th 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.