Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar) by country
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
267.33 billion
Japan
Lowest
-139.42 billion
Ireland
Median
-820.22 million
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
3,849
What the numbers show
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 267.33 billion in Japan; the lowest is -139.42 billion in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is -820.22 million, and the mean is -2.88 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei Darussalam (up 2,592.3%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 140,452.0%).
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 267.33 billion | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 164.80 billion | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 3 | France | 59.31 billion | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 38.54 billion | 2024 | up 541.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Kuwait | 33.09 billion | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Sweden | 26.79 billion | 2024 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 26.62 billion | 2024 | up 415.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 22.30 billion | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 13.53 billion | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 10.98 billion | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 8.71 billion | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 4.95 billion | 2024 | up 579.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 4.46 billion | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Bermuda | 2.21 billion | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 15 | Libya | 2.19 billion | 2023 | up 626.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritius | 1.83 billion | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 1.33 billion | 2024 | up 202.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1.15 billion | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | West Bank and Gaza | 909.99 million | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 638.46 million | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 21 | French Polynesia | 550.45 million | 2016 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 22 | New Caledonia | 515.90 million | 2016 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 504.80 million | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 24 | Brunei Darussalam | 490.94 million | 2024 | up 2,592.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Croatia | 346.49 million | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Kosovo | 265.68 million | 2024 | up 69.9% | flat |
| 27 | Timor-Leste | 236.48 million | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 189.23 million | 2020 | up 577.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Kiribati | 186.12 million | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 180.66 million | 2022 | up 519.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 180.53 million | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Faroe Islands | 121.78 million | 2011 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Djibouti | 115.93 million | 2024 | up 590.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 93.56 million | 2024 | down 88.6% | falling |
| 35 | Naoero | 90.11 million | 2024 | up 230.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 83.00 million | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 77.71 million | 2021 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 38 | Andorra | 61.92 million | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.96 million | 2024 | up 617.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Tuvalu | 47.88 million | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Gambia | 47.55 million | 2024 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Tonga | 43.57 million | 2024 | up 1,023.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Togo | 42.76 million | 2020 | up 282.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Curaçao | 27.25 million | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.65 million | 2014 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 46 | Anguilla | 14.31 million | 2023 | up 450.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.85 million | 2023 | up 247.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 7.38 million | 2023 | up 536.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Montserrat | 4.75 million | 2024 | up 503.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 3.62 million | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominica | 3.55 million | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Solomon Islands | 1.76 million | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -6.46 million | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Samoa | -9.31 million | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 55 | Burundi | -12.32 million | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -12.40 million | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 57 | Palau | -16.56 million | 2023 | down 237.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | -23.28 million | 2024 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -31.89 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Cape Verde | -46.52 million | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 61 | Sint Maarten | -49.04 million | 2023 | down 1,454.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | -53.80 million | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Namibia | -53.96 million | 2024 | down 322.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -58.28 million | 2024 | down 140.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | -59.66 million | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Seychelles | -68.88 million | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | -78.88 million | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands Antilles | -96.53 million | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Gabon | -104.33 million | 2015 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | -109.59 million | 2024 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 71 | Liberia | -111.75 million | 2022 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | -129.93 million | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 73 | Grenada | -132.89 million | 2024 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 74 | Iceland | -153.95 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 75 | San Marino | -177.34 million | 2023 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 76 | Bhutan | -181.78 million | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Benin | -189.28 million | 2023 | down 174.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | -191.69 million | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Ethiopia | -194.15 million | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Niger | -196.79 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | -208.05 million | 2024 | down 270.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | -252.43 million | 2024 | down 138.6% | falling |
| 83 | Barbados | -253.07 million | 2017 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Fiji | -262.62 million | 2022 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | -270.42 million | 2022 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Aruba | -315.68 million | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Botswana | -326.44 million | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Rwanda | -333.37 million | 2024 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 89 | Jamaica | -349.77 million | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 90 | Cambodia | -358.82 million | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Yemen | -362.52 million | 2016 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 92 | Suriname | -366.08 million | 2024 | down 420.6% | volatile |
| 93 | South Sudan | -393.85 million | 2023 | down 140,452.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Madagascar | -419.51 million | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | -478.14 million | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 96 | Macau, China | -582.34 million | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Eswatini | -612.84 million | 2024 | down 230.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Maldives | -750.08 million | 2024 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahamas | -820.22 million | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | -821.77 million | 2024 | down 69.0% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | -857.43 million | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 102 | North Macedonia | -869.11 million | 2024 | down 308.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | -883.62 million | 2024 | down 130.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | -897.53 million | 2023 | down 375.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Latvia | -908.65 million | 2024 | down 4,493.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | -911.70 million | 2024 | down 274.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | -925.18 million | 2023 | down 113.8% | falling |
| 108 | Cameroon | -969.44 million | 2023 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 109 | Nicaragua | -988.90 million | 2024 | down 120.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Austria | -1.03 billion | 2024 | down 579.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -1.05 billion | 2024 | down 601.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Sudan | -1.08 billion | 2022 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -1.10 billion | 2024 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 114 | Senegal | -1.15 billion | 2023 | down 257.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Uganda | -1.21 billion | 2024 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | -1.25 billion | 2024 | down 199.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | -1.33 billion | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 118 | Canada | -1.47 billion | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | -1.47 billion | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 120 | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.51 billion | 2010 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 121 | Guyana | -1.58 billion | 2023 | down 5,635.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | -1.62 billion | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 123 | Belarus | -1.64 billion | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Congo | -1.65 billion | 2021 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Cayman Islands | -1.67 billion | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 126 | Kenya | -1.87 billion | 2024 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -1.89 billion | 2024 | down 256.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | -1.90 billion | 2024 | down 373.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | -2.09 billion | 2024 | down 260.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Zambia | -2.18 billion | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 131 | El Salvador | -2.26 billion | 2024 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -2.32 billion | 2024 | down 285.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Guinea | -2.37 billion | 2024 | down 1,016.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Morocco | -2.39 billion | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 135 | Georgia | -2.51 billion | 2024 | down 993.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Mozambique | -2.52 billion | 2024 | down 1,145.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Myanmar | -2.53 billion | 2019 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | -2.60 billion | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | -2.67 billion | 2024 | down 174.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | -2.73 billion | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 141 | Honduras | -2.88 billion | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Malta | -2.90 billion | 2024 | down 359.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Côte d'Ivoire | -3.05 billion | 2023 | down 238.6% | falling |
| 144 | Algeria | -3.07 billion | 2024 | up 36.0% | falling |
| 145 | Israel | -3.22 billion | 2024 | down 383.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Bahrain | -3.32 billion | 2024 | down 103.2% | falling |
| 147 | Ecuador | -3.36 billion | 2024 | down 118.0% | falling |
| 148 | Cyprus | -4.06 billion | 2024 | down 534.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Spain | -4.38 billion | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Hungary | -4.56 billion | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 151 | Panama | -4.64 billion | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 152 | Bangladesh | -4.86 billion | 2024 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | -4.99 billion | 2024 | down 385.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Uruguay | -5.00 billion | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Ghana | -5.29 billion | 2024 | down 207.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | -5.42 billion | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 157 | Serbia | -5.58 billion | 2024 | down 212.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Bulgaria | -5.70 billion | 2024 | down 402.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Oman | -6.17 billion | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Greece | -6.54 billion | 2024 | down 441.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Nigeria | -6.63 billion | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominican Republic | -6.72 billion | 2024 | down 107.0% | falling |
| 163 | New Zealand | -6.75 billion | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 164 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -6.92 billion | 2016 | down 562.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Qatar | -7.45 billion | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Angola | -7.64 billion | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 167 | South Africa | -7.89 billion | 2024 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 168 | Costa Rica | -8.02 billion | 2024 | down 279.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Italy | -8.15 billion | 2024 | down 2,299.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Romania | -9.01 billion | 2024 | down 766.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Pakistan | -9.62 billion | 2024 | down 123.1% | falling |
| 172 | Netherlands | -10.81 billion | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Colombia | -13.26 billion | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 174 | Argentina | -13.26 billion | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 175 | Malaysia | -13.55 billion | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 176 | Czechia | -14.79 billion | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 177 | Viet Nam | -15.69 billion | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Türkiye | -15.88 billion | 2024 | down 93.5% | falling |
| 179 | Egypt | -15.90 billion | 2024 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Thailand | -16.81 billion | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 181 | Chile | -17.00 billion | 2024 | down 46.9% | flat |
| 182 | Peru | -17.38 billion | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 183 | Kazakhstan | -23.50 billion | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 184 | Russian Federation | -27.27 billion | 2024 | up 59.9% | flat |
| 185 | Switzerland | -30.25 billion | 2024 | down 3,686.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Poland | -30.80 billion | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 187 | Luxembourg | -31.14 billion | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 188 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -32.02 billion | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Indonesia | -35.87 billion | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 190 | United States of America | -41.03 billion | 2024 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 191 | India | -51.30 billion | 2024 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Mexico | -53.40 billion | 2024 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 193 | Australia | -53.71 billion | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 194 | Brazil | -81.33 billion | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 195 | Singapore | -88.99 billion | 2024 | down 712.5% | volatile |
| 196 | China | -130.03 billion | 2024 | down 1,077.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Ireland | -139.42 billion | 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.
- Advanced economies 133.08 billion
- Euro Area (EA) 45.59 billion
- Middle East and Central Asia -16.88 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) -55.41 billion
- Emerging and Developing Europe -101.04 billion
- Western Hemisphere -237.17 billion
- Emerging and Developing Asia -271.26 billion
- All Countries and International Organizations -518.42 billion
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies -681.76 billion
About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.