Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia

Australia: Secondary income, other sectors, payments was 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.22 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7.22 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
All-time low
921.54 million BoP, current US$
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia, 1989–2025

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1989200720251989: 921.5M BoP, current US$1990: 1.2B BoP, current US$1991: 1.3B BoP, current US$1992: 1.6B BoP, current US$1993: 1.6B BoP, current US$1994: 1.7B BoP, current US$1995: 1.8B BoP, current US$1996: 2.5B BoP, current US$1997: 3.2B BoP, current US$1998: 2.8B BoP, current US$1999: 2.8B BoP, current US$2000: 2.4B BoP, current US$2001: 1.9B BoP, current US$2002: 2.1B BoP, current US$2003: 2.6B BoP, current US$2004: 3.3B BoP, current US$2005: 3.8B BoP, current US$2006: 3.3B BoP, current US$2007: 3.5B BoP, current US$2008: 3.8B BoP, current US$2009: 3.3B BoP, current US$2010: 4.6B BoP, current US$2011: 5.4B BoP, current US$2012: 5.1B BoP, current US$2013: 5.1B BoP, current US$2014: 5.1B BoP, current US$2015: 4.4B BoP, current US$2016: 4.5B BoP, current US$2017: 5.1B BoP, current US$2018: 5.3B BoP, current US$2019: 5.1B BoP, current US$2020: 5.2B BoP, current US$2021: 5.8B BoP, current US$2022: 6.3B BoP, current US$2023: 6.4B BoP, current US$2024: 7.1B BoP, current US$2025: 7.2B BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

In 2025, secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia stood at 7.22 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia peaked at 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 921.54 million BoP, current US$, in 1989.

Australia ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 921.54 million BoP, current US$ 921.54 million BoP, current US$ 921.54 million BoP, current US$ 1
1990s 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2000s 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ 3.79 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2010s 4.96 billion BoP, current US$ 4.37 billion BoP, current US$ 5.36 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 6.33 billion BoP, current US$ 5.17 billion BoP, current US$ 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 26 Israel 9.31 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 27 Oman 9.18 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 28 Thailand 9.03 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 30 Romania 6.87 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 31 Poland 6.85 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 32 Austria 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia?
Secondary income, other sectors, payments in Australia was 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 921.54 million BoP, current US$ in 1989.
How does Australia rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Australia ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is secondary income, other sectors, payments rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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
244 places, 8,654 data points, 1960–2025
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Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.