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Italy vs Japan: Primary income payments

Italy
144.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan
176.57 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Italy rank
14th
Japan rank
13th

Primary income payments over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 176.57 billion BoP, current US$ against 144.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 31.92 billion BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 14th and Japan ranks 13th 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.