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Japan vs United Kingdom: Primary income receipts

Japan
456.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom
552.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
2nd

Primary income receipts over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 456.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 95.64 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

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

Globally, Japan ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd 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.