Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$) by country
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest,...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
255.03 billion current US$
Japan
Lowest
-151.50 billion current US$
Ireland
Median
-803.02 million current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,828
What the numbers show
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 255.03 billion current US$ in Japan; the lowest is -151.50 billion current US$ in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is -803.02 million current US$, and the mean is -2.44 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 2,357.9%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 19,822.6%).
Net primary income (Net income from abroad): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 255.03 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 182.85 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 72.84 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 60.68 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 42.89 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 649.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Kuwait | 33.08 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 32.85 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 818.5% | volatile |
| 8 | South Korea | 32.17 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 601.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 25.05 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 17.43 billion current US$ | 2022 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 16.01 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 2,350.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 12.51 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 10.96 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 10.66 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 6.90 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 351.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 2.92 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 1.98 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Libya | 1.82 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 1.60 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Iraq | 1.33 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 202.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Palestine | 1.08 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 22 | French Polynesia | 690.15 million current US$ | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Lesotho | 578.11 million current US$ | 2025 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 575.73 million current US$ | 2025 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 503.88 million current US$ | 2025 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Brunei | 486.50 million current US$ | 2025 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 371.43 million current US$ | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Bermuda | 294.75 million current US$ | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 275.91 million current US$ | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 30 | East Timor | 261.68 million current US$ | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Kiribati | 190.17 million current US$ | 2025 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 176.29 million current US$ | 2025 | up 737.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 132.79 million current US$ | 2025 | up 491.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Djibouti | 113.08 million current US$ | 2025 | up 518.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.03 million current US$ | 2025 | up 2,357.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Andorra | 78.16 million current US$ | 2025 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 76.25 million current US$ | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Nauru | 74.43 million current US$ | 2025 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 71.07 million current US$ | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Faroe Islands | 68.52 million current US$ | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Curacao | 64.14 million current US$ | 2024 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 56.00 million current US$ | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 44 | Micronesia (country) | 51.90 million current US$ | 2025 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Tonga | 44.13 million current US$ | 2025 | up 877.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 25.72 million current US$ | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Tuvalu | 21.86 million current US$ | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.14 million current US$ | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Comoros | 9.57 million current US$ | 2025 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 6.54 million current US$ | 2025 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Palau | 6.40 million current US$ | 2025 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Solomon Islands | 1.75 million current US$ | 2025 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 186,950 current US$ | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Samoa | -2.08 million current US$ | 2025 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | -7.89 million current US$ | 2025 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | -8.04 million current US$ | 2025 | down 2,356.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -11.10 million current US$ | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | -18.51 million current US$ | 2025 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -23.50 million current US$ | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Eritrea | -23.55 million current US$ | 2011 | down 898.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -25.05 million current US$ | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Gambia | -33.93 million current US$ | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Cape Verde | -39.60 million current US$ | 2025 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | -50.20 million current US$ | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Somalia | -51.00 million current US$ | 2025 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Albania | -58.23 million current US$ | 2025 | down 143.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | -58.59 million current US$ | 2025 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -59.54 million current US$ | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 69 | Seychelles | -61.27 million current US$ | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | -75.61 million current US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | -78.40 million current US$ | 2025 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | -161.55 million current US$ | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Belize | -164.55 million current US$ | 2025 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 74 | San Marino | -177.32 million current US$ | 2023 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 75 | Bhutan | -190.69 million current US$ | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Greenland | -207.63 million current US$ | 2007 | down 585.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Ethiopia | -215.51 million current US$ | 2025 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Aruba | -226.32 million current US$ | 2024 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | -230.70 million current US$ | 2025 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | -254.00 million current US$ | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | -267.77 million current US$ | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Benin | -280.07 million current US$ | 2025 | down 326.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Isle of Man | -280.61 million current US$ | 2023 | down 239.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | -295.94 million current US$ | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | -315.60 million current US$ | 2025 | down 166.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | -326.80 million current US$ | 2025 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | -329.00 million current US$ | 2025 | down 2,354.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Jamaica | -347.79 million current US$ | 2025 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | -360.99 million current US$ | 2025 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Liberia | -364.00 million current US$ | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 91 | Fiji | -370.50 million current US$ | 2025 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Madagascar | -454.90 million current US$ | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | -468.87 million current US$ | 2025 | down 193.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | -479.81 million current US$ | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Gabon | -535.49 million current US$ | 2025 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Macao | -590.61 million current US$ | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | -606.13 million current US$ | 2025 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Yemen | -609.80 million current US$ | 2018 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahamas | -631.70 million current US$ | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | -711.72 million current US$ | 2025 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | -726.60 million current US$ | 2025 | down 203.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovenia | -774.68 million current US$ | 2024 | down 73.4% | rising |
| 104 | Iran | -792.98 million current US$ | 2025 | down 360.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Maldives | -801.33 million current US$ | 2025 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Syria | -804.70 million current US$ | 2022 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | -852.80 million current US$ | 2025 | down 188.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Estonia | -867.74 million current US$ | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 109 | Armenia | -870.74 million current US$ | 2025 | down 303.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | -903.62 million current US$ | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | -905.76 million current US$ | 2024 | down 2,593.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Namibia | -909.46 million current US$ | 2025 | down 4,921.6% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | -918.06 million current US$ | 2025 | down 189.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | -921.08 million current US$ | 2025 | down 110.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Jordan | -952.25 million current US$ | 2025 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Chad | -972.59 million current US$ | 2025 | down 193.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Laos | -1.02 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Austria | -1.03 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 317.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | -1.10 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | -1.11 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 832.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | -1.20 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 739.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | -1.21 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 146.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.21 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Tunisia | -1.39 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | -1.42 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Guatemala | -1.47 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 127 | South Sudan | -1.48 billion current US$ | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Cayman Islands | -1.49 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 129 | Sudan | -1.55 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Cuba | -1.55 billion current US$ | 2019 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Venezuela | -1.60 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | -1.62 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 201.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | -1.68 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Congo | -1.71 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 2,490.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Bolivia | -1.71 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Ukraine | -1.81 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 147.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | -1.93 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | -1.99 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | -2.02 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | -2.04 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 579.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Tanzania | -2.07 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 186.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | -2.10 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 270.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Kenya | -2.13 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | -2.34 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Georgia | -2.39 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 596.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Senegal | -2.47 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 530.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Morocco | -2.50 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 148 | El Salvador | -2.50 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Zambia | -2.57 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 514.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | -2.81 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 257.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Mongolia | -2.85 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 194.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Honduras | -3.04 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -3.37 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Ecuador | -3.61 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahrain | -3.79 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Hungary | -4.33 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 157 | Qatar | -4.34 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Spain | -4.35 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Panama | -4.39 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Uruguay | -4.42 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Slovakia | -4.58 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 287.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Cyprus | -4.59 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 3,313.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Guyana | -4.87 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 19,822.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Angola | -4.92 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Algeria | -5.42 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | -5.54 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 449.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Portugal | -5.89 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Oman | -6.17 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia | -6.28 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 241.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Bulgaria | -6.70 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 202.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Ghana | -6.99 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 369.9% | volatile |
| 172 | New Zealand | -7.06 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Greece | -7.29 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 1,505.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominican Republic | -7.74 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 163.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Colombia | -7.93 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 176 | South Africa | -8.19 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Israel | -8.20 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 2,393.3% | volatile |
| 178 | United States | -8.27 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Nigeria | -9.09 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 180 | Pakistan | -9.10 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Costa Rica | -9.28 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 284.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Czechia | -11.10 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 183 | Romania | -11.32 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 505.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Argentina | -13.90 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Vietnam | -14.49 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Thailand | -14.91 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Egypt | -15.85 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 178.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Malaysia | -16.22 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Russia | -17.93 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Chile | -19.34 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 225.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Kazakhstan | -22.13 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Peru | -22.69 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 249.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Turkey | -23.26 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 194 | United Kingdom | -26.79 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Switzerland | -27.33 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 338.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Netherlands | -28.15 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Canada | -31.03 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | -32.27 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Poland | -37.58 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Indonesia | -38.45 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 201 | Puerto Rico | -41.80 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 202 | India | -49.36 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Australia | -50.06 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Mexico | -56.34 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Brazil | -74.18 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Singapore | -102.03 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 385.5% | volatile |
| 207 | China | -113.76 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Ireland | -151.50 billion current US$ | 2024 | down 264.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 251.92 million current US$
- Channel Islands -626.25 million current US$
About this data
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.