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Germany vs Japan: Primary income receipts

Germany
466.95 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan
456.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 466.95 billion BoP, current US$ against 456.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 10.42 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th 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.