Belgium vs Spain: Primary income receipts

Belgium
120.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
137.97 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Spain rank
15th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 137.97 billion BoP, current US$ against 120.15 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 17.82 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income receipts (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
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). 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.