Italy vs Spain: Primary income receipts

Italy
145.93 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
137.97 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Italy rank
14th
Spain rank
15th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 145.93 billion BoP, current US$ against 137.97 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 7.95 billion BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 14th 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.