Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (constant LCU) by country

Countries reporting

125

Highest

19.00 trillion constant LCU

Japan

Lowest

-1.42 trillion constant LCU

Belarus

Median

6.91 billion constant LCU

Years covered

1960–2013

Data points

3,676

What the numbers show

Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (constant LCU) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 19.00 trillion constant LCU in Japan; the lowest is -1.42 trillion constant LCU in Belarus.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.91 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 336.12 billion constant LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 5,321.8%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 1,278.2%).

Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad): full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Japan	19.00 trillion constant LCU	2013	up 136.0%	volatile
2	Colombia	6.40 trillion constant LCU	2013	down 38.9%	falling
3	Nigeria	2.84 trillion constant LCU	2012	up 406.8%	volatile
4	Lebanon	2.75 trillion constant LCU	2013	up 469.4%	volatile
5	Uganda	1.77 trillion constant LCU	2013	up 14.4%	volatile
6	Cambodia	1.63 trillion constant LCU	2011	up 8.4%	rising
7	Laos	1.25 trillion constant LCU	2012	up 74.2%	rising
8	Chile	1.09 trillion constant LCU	2013	up 12.4%	volatile
9	Iran	923.05 billion constant LCU	2007	down 15.5%	volatile
10	Sierra Leone	625.96 billion constant LCU	2011	up 73.3%	rising
11	Tanzania	563.26 billion constant LCU	2013	up 76.4%	rising
12	Senegal	562.42 billion constant LCU	2012	up 140.1%	volatile
13	Paraguay	484.81 billion constant LCU	2005	up 7.2%	rising
14	Guinea	483.83 billion constant LCU	2010	up 3,659.0%	volatile
15	Philippines	465.22 billion constant LCU	2012	up 29.1%	rising
16	Rwanda	461.04 billion constant LCU	2013	up 93.6%	volatile
17	Burundi	298.18 billion constant LCU	2012	up 140.2%	volatile
18	Mexico	244.66 billion constant LCU	2012	up 100.9%	volatile
19	United States	222.23 billion constant LCU	2013	up 161.6%	volatile
20	Burkina Faso	202.03 billion constant LCU	2012	up 136.2%	volatile
21	Malawi	196.56 billion constant LCU	2013	up 306.2%	rising
22	Chad	176.81 billion constant LCU	2005	up 352.5%	volatile
23	Niger	139.78 billion constant LCU	2012	—	rising
24	Serbia	135.16 billion constant LCU	2011	down 27.3%	rising
25	Thailand	133.37 billion constant LCU	2012	up 849.6%	volatile
26	Nepal	130.29 billion constant LCU	2009	up 98.6%	rising
27	Armenia	126.45 billion constant LCU	2013	up 39.8%	rising
28	Kenya	115.90 billion constant LCU	2012	up 1,660.5%	volatile
29	Jamaica	109.32 billion constant LCU	2012	down 22.4%	falling
30	Togo	106.31 billion constant LCU	2011	up 34.7%	volatile
31	Sri Lanka	104.98 billion constant LCU	2002	up 37.6%	rising
32	Pakistan	101.63 billion constant LCU	2013	down 56.3%	volatile
33	Sweden	89.54 billion constant LCU	2013	up 182.0%	volatile
34	Cameroon	83.18 billion constant LCU	2012	down 46.3%	volatile
35	Mali	73.76 billion constant LCU	2007	up 80.1%	volatile
36	Uzbekistan	69.93 billion constant LCU	2005	up 5,321.8%	volatile
37	Albania	69.84 billion constant LCU	2012	up 15.3%	rising
38	Germany	69.08 billion constant LCU	2013	up 474.3%	volatile
39	Mongolia	68.18 billion constant LCU	2013	down 73.7%	volatile
40	Ethiopia	64.80 billion constant LCU	2012	up 191.9%	volatile
41	Denmark	61.66 billion constant LCU	2013	up 783.5%	volatile
42	Morocco	59.99 billion constant LCU	2012	up 75.9%	volatile
43	North Macedonia	53.15 billion constant LCU	2012	up 115.3%	volatile
44	Benin	43.98 billion constant LCU	2010	down 17.7%	rising
45	Norway	34.63 billion constant LCU	2013	up 203.0%	volatile
46	France	32.89 billion constant LCU	2013	up 101.0%	volatile
47	Central African Republic	32.05 billion constant LCU	2008	up 6.5%	rising
48	Switzerland	30.24 billion constant LCU	2013	down 8.3%	volatile
49	Mauritania	28.09 billion constant LCU	2012	down 1.0%	volatile
50	Syria	27.65 billion constant LCU	2007	down 3.0%	rising
51	Honduras	27.17 billion constant LCU	2012	up 147.5%	volatile
52	Guatemala	24.28 billion constant LCU	2013	up 37.0%	rising
53	Egypt	24.24 billion constant LCU	2013	up 161.8%	rising
54	Liberia	19.54 billion constant LCU	2012	up 191.0%	volatile
55	Madagascar	19.07 billion constant LCU	2009	up 30.7%	rising
56	Nicaragua	18.13 billion constant LCU	2012	up 1,532.0%	volatile
57	Costa Rica	14.69 billion constant LCU	2013	down 19.6%	rising
58	Namibia	11.22 billion constant LCU	2013	up 506.7%	volatile
59	Kyrgyzstan	8.78 billion constant LCU	2012	up 522.4%	volatile
60	Bangladesh	8.31 billion constant LCU	2013	down 51.2%	falling
61	Botswana	8.12 billion constant LCU	2012	up 319.8%	volatile
62	Ukraine	7.66 billion constant LCU	2010	up 10.9%	rising
63	Croatia	6.91 billion constant LCU	2013	down 30.6%	falling
64	Congo	6.48 billion constant LCU	2013	up 253.9%	volatile
65	Lesotho	4.54 billion constant LCU	2012	up 66.5%	rising
66	Romania	4.21 billion constant LCU	2012	up 39.1%	volatile
67	Peru	4.19 billion constant LCU	2012	up 83.3%	volatile
68	Bhutan	3.71 billion constant LCU	2013	up 93.0%	rising
69	Mauritius	2.84 billion constant LCU	2013	up 46.0%	falling
70	Palestine	2.76 billion constant LCU	2012	down 49.0%	volatile
71	Ghana	2.20 billion constant LCU	2011	up 17.6%	rising
72	Jordan	2.10 billion constant LCU	2013	up 16.3%	rising
73	Ecuador	2.03 billion constant LCU	2013	down 6.2%	volatile
74	Gambia	1.96 billion constant LCU	2012	down 16.8%	falling
75	Argentina	1.90 billion constant LCU	2006	up 294.7%	volatile
76	Bolivia	1.87 billion constant LCU	2012	up 76.7%	volatile
77	Tajikistan	1.78 billion constant LCU	2013	up 448.9%	volatile
78	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.45 billion constant LCU	2005	up 21.3%	falling
79	Eritrea	1.36 billion constant LCU	2009	down 56.4%	falling
80	Uruguay	1.18 billion constant LCU	2012	down 42.5%	rising
81	Bulgaria	1.02 billion constant LCU	2012	down 10.1%	volatile
82	Finland	969.47 million constant LCU	2013	up 187.1%	volatile
83	Azerbaijan	615.78 million constant LCU	2012	up 872.1%	volatile
84	Papua New Guinea	477.08 million constant LCU	1998	down 93.6%	volatile
85	Sudan	411.00 million constant LCU	2007	down 17.1%	volatile
86	Eswatini	357.42 million constant LCU	2011	up 29.5%	falling
87	Zambia	243.63 million constant LCU	2013	up 58.1%	volatile
88	Turkey	234.26 million constant LCU	2013	down 9.7%	volatile
89	Panama	167.11 million constant LCU	2009	down 13.0%	rising
90	Trinidad and Tobago	154.64 million constant LCU	2008	up 3.9%	volatile
91	Turkmenistan	133.65 million constant LCU	2006	up 262.3%	volatile
92	Barbados	77.78 million constant LCU	2002	up 225.8%	volatile
93	Montenegro	70.34 million constant LCU	2013	up 56.7%	falling
94	Belize	65.77 million constant LCU	2011	down 66.0%	volatile
95	Bahamas	29.58 million constant LCU	2007	down 42.9%	volatile
96	Luxembourg	1.34 constant LCU	2013	up 100.0%	volatile
97	New Zealand	1.22 constant LCU	2013	up 100.0%	volatile
98	Ireland	0.984 constant LCU	2013	up 100.0%	volatile
99	Cyprus	-31.86 million constant LCU	2008	down 175.1%	volatile
100	Greece	-148.90 million constant LCU	2013	up 82.4%	volatile
101	Venezuela	-219.03 million constant LCU	2012	down 211.5%	volatile
102	El Salvador	-334.74 million constant LCU	2013	down 128.3%	volatile
103	Estonia	-417.98 million constant LCU	2013	up 16.5%	volatile
104	Belgium	-456.51 million constant LCU	2013	down 110.4%	volatile
105	Slovakia	-547.83 million constant LCU	2010	down 357.2%	volatile
106	Austria	-1.90 billion constant LCU	2013	up 15.8%	volatile
107	Djibouti	-2.01 billion constant LCU	2006	down 127.0%	volatile
108	Netherlands	-2.48 billion constant LCU	2013	down 144.3%	volatile
109	Portugal	-3.11 billion constant LCU	2013	down 114.2%	volatile
110	Mozambique	-3.78 billion constant LCU	2013	down 155.9%	volatile
111	Spain	-7.29 billion constant LCU	2013	up 26.1%	volatile
112	Italy	-8.21 billion constant LCU	2013	up 15.7%	volatile
113	Kazakhstan	-15.74 billion constant LCU	2012	down 219.6%	volatile
114	United Kingdom	-16.01 billion constant LCU	2013	down 201.8%	volatile
115	Algeria	-17.70 billion constant LCU	2009	down 675.4%	volatile
116	South Africa	-20.25 billion constant LCU	2012	down 195.5%	volatile
117	Canada	-23.56 billion constant LCU	2013	up 28.4%	volatile
118	Iceland	-31.13 billion constant LCU	2013	down 123.9%	volatile
119	China	-32.38 billion constant LCU	2013	down 123.6%	volatile
120	Russia	-38.02 billion constant LCU	2012	down 117.5%	volatile
121	Gabon	-56.44 billion constant LCU	2012	down 76.9%	falling
122	Cote d'Ivoire	-73.08 billion constant LCU	2008	up 65.3%	rising
123	Czechia	-235.20 billion constant LCU	2013	down 142.4%	volatile
124	Hungary	-1.06 trillion constant LCU	2010	down 19.2%	volatile
125	Belarus	-1.42 trillion constant LCU	2012	down 1,278.2%	volatile

About this data

Indicator: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (constant LCU)
Unit: constant LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 3,676 data points, 1960–2013
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.