Net primary income (BoP, current US$) by country

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest,...

Countries reporting
198
Highest
279.96 billion BoP, current US$
Japan
Lowest
-139.42 billion BoP, current US$
Ireland
Median
-485.16 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,801

What the numbers show

Net primary income (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 279.96 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan; the lowest is -139.42 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is -485.16 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is -2.22 billion BoP, current US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 1,037.8%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 140,452.0%).

Net primary income: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 279.96 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 59.1% rising
2 Germany 182.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 173.5% volatile
3 France 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 13.9% volatile
4 Hong Kong 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 575.8% volatile
5 Kuwait 36.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 144.8% volatile
6 Sweden 32.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 1,037.8% volatile
7 South Korea 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 526.7% volatile
8 Norway 19.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 18.5% volatile
9 Denmark 13.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 6.6% volatile
10 United States 12.80 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 93.1% volatile
11 Saudi Arabia 10.66 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 50.1% volatile
12 Belgium 9.16 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 39.3% rising
13 Tajikistan 6.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 351.9% volatile
14 Philippines 4.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 139.7% volatile
15 Canada 2.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 119.9% volatile
16 Bermuda 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 46.2% rising
17 Finland 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 6.6% volatile
18 Libya 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 626.7% volatile
19 Mauritius 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 60.5% volatile
20 Austria 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 144.4% volatile
21 Iraq 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 202.1% volatile
22 Italy 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 109.9% volatile
23 Palestine 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 37.0% volatile
24 Nepal 638.46 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 96.0% volatile
25 Lesotho 578.11 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 97.3% falling
26 French Polynesia 550.45 million BoP, current US$ 2016 down 7.2% rising
27 New Caledonia 515.90 million BoP, current US$ 2016 up 22.1% rising
28 Ukraine 500.00 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 132.7% volatile
29 Brunei 487.50 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 25.0% volatile
30 Uzbekistan 371.43 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 74.0% rising
31 Croatia 263.78 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 130.4% volatile
33 East Timor 223.64 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 82.7% volatile
34 Kiribati 195.15 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 8.2% volatile
35 Afghanistan 189.23 million BoP, current US$ 2020 up 577.5% volatile
36 Vanuatu 180.66 million BoP, current US$ 2022 up 519.0% volatile
37 Faroe Islands 121.78 million BoP, current US$ 2011 up 731.8% volatile
38 Djibouti 115.93 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 590.1% volatile
39 Nauru 90.11 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 230.7% volatile
40 Montenegro 68.51 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 23.2% volatile
41 Andorra 61.92 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 79.8% volatile
42 Marshall Islands 52.57 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 54.7% rising
43 Sao Tome and Principe 47.96 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 617.1% volatile
44 Tuvalu 47.88 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 57.0% volatile
45 Gambia 47.55 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 264.2% volatile
46 Tonga 43.57 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 1,023.0% volatile
47 Togo 42.76 million BoP, current US$ 2020 up 282.0% volatile
48 Curacao 27.25 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 149.8% volatile
49 Micronesia (country) 26.65 million BoP, current US$ 2014 up 62.0% rising
50 Guinea-Bissau 17.36 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 53.5% volatile
51 Comoros 7.38 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 536.2% volatile
52 Samoa 7.29 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 148.6% volatile
53 Haiti 3.62 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 92.6% volatile
54 Solomon Islands 1.76 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 112.4% volatile
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina -955,430 BoP, current US$ 2025 down 100.9% volatile
56 Eritrea -1.40 million BoP, current US$ 2000 down 139.0% volatile
57 Chad -7.34 million BoP, current US$ 1994 down 47.9% volatile
58 Moldova -7.88 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 101.8% volatile
59 Saint Kitts and Nevis -11.12 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 82.3% volatile
60 Palau -16.56 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 237.8% volatile
61 Dominica -18.51 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 16.2% volatile
62 Burundi -20.47 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 6,147.3% volatile
63 Central African Republic -22.69 million BoP, current US$ 1994 down 134.8% volatile
64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -25.05 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 27.3% volatile
65 Turks and Caicos Islands -31.89 million BoP, current US$ 2018 volatile
66 Cape Verde -39.90 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 32.5% volatile
67 Equatorial Guinea -45.02 million BoP, current US$ 1996 down 592.1% volatile
68 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -49.04 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 1,454.9% volatile
69 Albania -53.12 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 139.6% volatile
70 Sierra Leone -57.15 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 85.0% volatile
71 Mauritania -59.66 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 76.4% volatile
72 Seychelles -68.88 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 32.4% volatile
73 Antigua and Barbuda -75.61 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 10.6% volatile
74 Grenada -78.38 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 32.6% volatile
75 Lebanon -78.88 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 63.9% volatile
76 Iceland -89.56 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 4,501.1% volatile
77 Gabon -104.33 million BoP, current US$ 2015 up 89.1% volatile
78 Belize -164.59 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 72.4% volatile
79 Bhutan -165.56 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 29.3% volatile
80 San Marino -177.34 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 57.5% falling
81 Benin -189.28 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 174.3% volatile
82 Malawi -191.69 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 36.0% volatile
83 Ethiopia -194.15 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 10.3% volatile
84 Iran -200.00 million BoP, current US$ 2000 down 152.9% volatile
85 Saint Lucia -230.70 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 53.6% volatile
86 Kyrgyzstan -239.98 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 22.0% volatile
87 Namibia -245.58 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 247.3% volatile
88 Barbados -253.07 million BoP, current US$ 2017 up 0.4% volatile
89 Aruba -315.68 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 92.1% volatile
90 Botswana -326.44 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 30.8% volatile
91 Suriname -329.03 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 2,379.2% volatile
92 Rwanda -333.37 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 77.9% falling
93 Niger -348.88 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 129.7% volatile
94 Jamaica -349.77 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 17.2% falling
95 Liberia -353.19 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 402.2% volatile
96 Yemen -362.52 million BoP, current US$ 2016 up 70.6% rising
97 Fiji -370.14 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 64.2% volatile
98 South Sudan -393.85 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 140,452.0% volatile
99 Latvia -418.69 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 206.0% volatile
100 Zimbabwe -478.14 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 40.3% volatile
101 Slovenia -492.18 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 62.3% volatile
102 Madagascar -524.71 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 50.0% volatile
103 Macao -590.61 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 93.3% volatile
104 Eswatini -612.84 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 230.9% volatile
105 Estonia -660.59 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 33.5% volatile
106 Trinidad and Tobago -726.62 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 203.2% volatile
107 Mali -746.78 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 94.1% volatile
108 Maldives -805.98 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 127.0% volatile
109 Bahamas -820.22 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 87.2% volatile
110 Armenia -870.74 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 303.2% volatile
111 Cambodia -903.65 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 9.5% volatile
112 North Macedonia -918.06 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 189.3% volatile
113 Nicaragua -988.90 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 120.8% volatile
114 Laos -1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 601.9% volatile
115 Sudan -1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2022 up 46.7% volatile
116 Belarus -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 55.7% volatile
117 Cameroon -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 62.1% falling
118 Burkina Faso -1.14 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 217.3% volatile
119 Senegal -1.15 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 257.3% volatile
120 Uganda -1.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 115.5% volatile
121 Jordan -1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 199.0% volatile
122 Spain -1.28 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 30.0% volatile
123 Tunisia -1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 6.7% volatile
124 Cayman Islands -1.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 23.8% rising
125 Syria -1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 2010 down 72.2% volatile
126 Guyana -1.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 5,635.9% volatile
127 Guatemala -1.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 6.5% volatile
128 Congo -1.65 billion BoP, current US$ 2021 down 5.4% volatile
129 Bolivia -1.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 51.3% volatile
130 Kenya -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 115.5% volatile
131 Tanzania -1.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 256.5% volatile
132 Papua New Guinea -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 373.0% volatile
133 Paraguay -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 33.0% volatile
134 Azerbaijan -1.99 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 2.0% volatile
135 Guinea -2.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 1,016.1% volatile
136 Georgia -2.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 600.4% volatile
137 El Salvador -2.50 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 128.7% volatile
138 Mozambique -2.52 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 1,145.9% volatile
139 Myanmar -2.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2019 down 43.4% volatile
140 Sri Lanka -2.60 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 43.7% volatile
141 Mongolia -2.67 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 174.6% volatile
142 Morocco -2.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 44.4% volatile
143 Zambia -2.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 81.3% volatile
144 Malta -2.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 359.0% volatile
145 Honduras -3.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 111.9% volatile
146 Lithuania -3.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 107.0% volatile
147 Algeria -3.07 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 36.0% falling
148 Bahrain -3.32 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 103.2% volatile
149 Democratic Republic of Congo -3.36 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 211.2% volatile
150 Ecuador -3.61 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 109.0% volatile
151 Cote d'Ivoire -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 319.9% volatile
152 Qatar -4.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 21.7% volatile
153 Slovakia -4.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 100.6% volatile
154 Uruguay -4.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 80.6% volatile
155 Cyprus -4.61 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 3,374.0% volatile
156 Panama -4.65 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 34.7% volatile
157 Ghana -5.14 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 362.7% volatile
158 Bangladesh -5.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 104.1% volatile
159 Portugal -5.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 7.8% volatile
160 Angola -5.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 3.3% volatile
161 Hungary -5.95 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 7.9% volatile
162 Oman -6.17 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 45.5% volatile
163 Serbia -6.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 245.4% volatile
164 Greece -6.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 4,425.1% volatile
165 Venezuela -6.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2016 down 562.0% volatile
166 New Zealand -7.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 14.5% falling
167 Dominican Republic -7.74 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 163.6% volatile
168 Bulgaria -7.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 250.7% volatile
169 South Africa -8.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 3.2% volatile
170 Switzerland -8.33 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 240.3% volatile
171 Israel -8.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 3,428.3% volatile
172 Pakistan -8.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 75.9% volatile
173 Nigeria -9.09 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 28.5% volatile
174 Costa Rica -9.84 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 313.5% volatile
175 Netherlands -10.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 41.3% volatile
176 Romania -11.47 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 521.8% volatile
177 Colombia -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 128.4% volatile
178 Malaysia -13.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 21.3% volatile
179 Argentina -13.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 14.8% volatile
180 Vietnam -15.69 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 77.4% volatile
181 Thailand -15.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 23.3% volatile
182 Turkey -15.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 93.4% volatile
183 Egypt -16.48 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 227.3% volatile
184 Russia -17.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 52.5% volatile
185 Czechia -18.12 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 74.9% volatile
186 Chile -19.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 223.4% volatile
187 Kazakhstan -22.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 90.5% volatile
188 Peru -23.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 195.8% volatile
189 United Kingdom -24.70 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 61.2% volatile
190 Luxembourg -30.31 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 29.8% volatile
191 Indonesia -37.63 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 32.6% volatile
192 Poland -37.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 108.3% volatile
193 India -49.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 110.0% volatile
194 Australia -51.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 81.6% volatile
195 Mexico -59.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 91.6% volatile
196 Brazil -81.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 114.4% volatile
197 Singapore -102.03 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 385.5% volatile
198 China -109.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 109.8% volatile
199 Ireland -139.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 235.2% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Net primary income (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
200 places, 7,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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.