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Germany vs Switzerland: Primary income payments

Germany
284.85 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Switzerland
256.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
Switzerland rank
10th

Primary income payments over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 284.85 billion BoP, current US$ against 256.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 28.85 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.