Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) by country
Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account...
Countries reporting
197
Highest
1.53 trillion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
1.07 million BoP, current US$
Sierra Leone
Median
813.08 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,309
What the numbers show
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 1.53 trillion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is 1.07 million BoP, current US$ in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 813.08 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 37.89 billion BoP, current US$.
Over the past decade 171 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 7,350.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 94.2%).
Primary income receipts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.53 trillion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 552.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 466.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 456.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 422.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 408.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 383.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 342.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Ireland | 311.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 263.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 286.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 247.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Singapore | 219.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 198.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 145.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 137.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 120.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 103.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 75.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 73.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 20 | South Korea | 73.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 54.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 51.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 195.8% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 51.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Kuwait | 43.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Malta | 41.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 41.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 34.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 33.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,384.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | 28.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 25.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Russia | 25.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 25.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Cyprus | 23.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 21.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 20.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Qatar | 19.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 155.9% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 19.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 18.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 17.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 17.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Macao | 13.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritius | 12.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 12.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 12.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 45 | South Africa | 12.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 46 | New Zealand | 10.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 10.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 9.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 9.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Turkey | 9.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 7.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 319.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Croatia | 7.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 387.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | 6.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 490.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 6.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 6.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 6.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 187.0% | rising |
| 58 | Nigeria | 5.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 532.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahrain | 5.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 5.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,615.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 5.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 4.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Iraq | 4.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,463.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 4.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 4.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 3.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 3.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 3.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 3.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 3.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 2.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 879.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 2.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Bermuda | 2.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 422.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,079.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 82 | Morocco | 1.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 86 | Myanmar | 1.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2019 | up 1,338.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 273.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Palestine | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Pakistan | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Oman | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Moldova | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Brunei | 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 94 | Iceland | 961.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 891.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 858.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Lebanon | 858.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 57.1% | flat |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 842.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 813.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Angola | 778.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 368.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Ghana | 736.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | 701.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 687.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 104 | Lesotho | 684.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 105 | Cambodia | 681.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 675.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 632.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 609.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 292.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Venezuela | 607.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Honduras | 600.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 950.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 598.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 113 | East Timor | 588.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Paraguay | 574.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,276.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Jamaica | 570.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Mongolia | 558.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 878.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Andorra | 528.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 118 | El Salvador | 516.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 315.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Sudan | 467.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2022 | up 3,173.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Iran | 404.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2000 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 401.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 213.8% | rising |
| 122 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 399.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 377.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,705.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 344.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Syria | 312.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 126 | Tanzania | 311.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 311.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Kenya | 289.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | 283.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2020 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Djibouti | 274.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 624.2% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 268.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Ecuador | 262.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 240.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2020 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Faroe Islands | 238.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 163.5% | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 238.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 228.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 212.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,056.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 209.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2022 | up 463.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Mali | 209.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Kiribati | 202.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Bolivia | 177.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 171.59 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,544.2% | volatile |
| 143 | South Sudan | 165.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 7,350.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Curacao | 162.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 145 | Niger | 156.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 146 | San Marino | 150.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 145.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Aruba | 144.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 278.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 123.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Uganda | 120.44 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 328.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Laos | 115.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Madagascar | 114.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 275.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | 111.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2015 | up 204.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 109.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 103.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 102.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 528.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Nauru | 102.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 249.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 101.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 159 | Bahamas | 100.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Zambia | 96.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,517.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Seychelles | 78.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 519.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 73.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 3,145.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Barbados | 73.13 million BoP, current US$ | 2017 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Liberia | 71.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 70.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 68.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Suriname | 61.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 324.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 61.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 396.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Congo | 60.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 59.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | 54.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2014 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 173 | Tuvalu | 48.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 47.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Guinea | 46.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 40.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 397.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Grenada | 36.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Burundi | 34.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Haiti | 31.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Rwanda | 31.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bhutan | 29.03 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 23.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 185 | Belize | 23.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Malawi | 22.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 563.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Yemen | 18.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2018 | — | rising |
| 189 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 17.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.65 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 15.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 301.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Zimbabwe | 11.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 230.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Dominica | 10.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Eritrea | 9.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2000 | up 154.1% | rising |
| 196 | Chad | 5.05 million BoP, current US$ | 1994 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 4.46 million BoP, current US$ | 1993 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Sierra Leone | 1.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 663.52 million BoP, current US$
- World 7.39 trillion BoP, current US$
- High income 6.73 trillion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 5.36 trillion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 5.24 trillion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 2.92 trillion BoP, current US$
- European Union 1.98 trillion BoP, current US$
- Euro area 1.80 trillion BoP, current US$
- North America 1.73 trillion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 1.57 trillion BoP, current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 1.01 trillion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 751.27 billion BoP, current US$
About this data
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.