Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (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.
What the numbers show
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 1.49 trillion in United States; the lowest is -32.38 million in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.20 billion, and the mean is 39.37 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46,082.
Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 22,294.3%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 656.9%).
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.49 trillion | 2024 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 558.34 billion | 2024 | up 86.4% | falling |
| 3 | Ireland | 451.23 billion | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 439.28 billion | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 433.43 billion | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 411.42 billion | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 7 | France | 345.67 billion | 2024 | up 131.5% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 302.48 billion | 2024 | up 77.6% | falling |
| 9 | Singapore | 288.59 billion | 2024 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 252.44 billion | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 243.88 billion | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 183.08 billion | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 166.77 billion | 2024 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 148.28 billion | 2024 | up 77.2% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 141.34 billion | 2024 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 125.14 billion | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 120.11 billion | 2024 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 107.23 billion | 2024 | up 49.7% | flat |
| 19 | India | 102.38 billion | 2024 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 75.99 billion | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 69.77 billion | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 56.71 billion | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 52.95 billion | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 24 | Russia | 52.01 billion | 2024 | down 54.8% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 51.94 billion | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 45.89 billion | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 27 | South Korea | 44.70 billion | 2024 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 44.16 billion | 2024 | up 208.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 40.51 billion | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 37.70 billion | 2024 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 36.42 billion | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 32 | Taiwan | 34.36 billion | 2024 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 34.30 billion | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 33.31 billion | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 32.81 billion | 2024 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 31.47 billion | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 30.86 billion | 2024 | up 655.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 29.11 billion | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 28.58 billion | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 40 | Qatar | 27.06 billion | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 41 | Turkey | 25.42 billion | 2024 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 25.08 billion | 2024 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 43 | Peru | 23.05 billion | 2024 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 22.95 billion | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 21.85 billion | 2024 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 46 | Vietnam | 21.23 billion | 2024 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 19.56 billion | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 18.87 billion | 2024 | up 222.4% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 18.75 billion | 2024 | up 99.6% | falling |
| 50 | South Africa | 18.60 billion | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 18.37 billion | 2024 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 17.16 billion | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 53 | Macao | 14.27 billion | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Philippines | 12.78 billion | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 11.15 billion | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Pakistan | 10.63 billion | 2024 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 57 | Nigeria | 10.51 billion | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 58 | Slovakia | 10.40 billion | 2024 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 9.24 billion | 2024 | up 276.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ukraine | 9.07 billion | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 9.03 billion | 2024 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Panama | 8.90 billion | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 63 | Bahrain | 8.88 billion | 2024 | up 135.6% | falling |
| 64 | Angola | 8.32 billion | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 8.15 billion | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 7.75 billion | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela | 7.53 billion | 2016 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 68 | Oman | 7.26 billion | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 7.09 billion | 2024 | up 168.9% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 6.82 billion | 2024 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 71 | Kuwait | 6.49 billion | 2024 | up 365.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 5.80 billion | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 73 | Ghana | 5.78 billion | 2024 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Cayman Islands | 5.73 billion | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 5.63 billion | 2024 | up 215.7% | rising |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 5.35 billion | 2024 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 5.33 billion | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 4.52 billion | 2024 | up 785.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 4.43 billion | 2024 | up 171.7% | rising |
| 80 | Georgia | 4.28 billion | 2024 | up 240.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 4.24 billion | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 82 | Latvia | 4.15 billion | 2024 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 4.08 billion | 2024 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 3.90 billion | 2019 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 85 | Morocco | 3.79 billion | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.78 billion | 2023 | up 241.1% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 3.66 billion | 2024 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 88 | Belarus | 3.64 billion | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 3.39 billion | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 3.34 billion | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Iraq | 3.30 billion | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 3.23 billion | 2024 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 3.21 billion | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 94 | Mozambique | 2.92 billion | 2024 | up 784.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.73 billion | 2024 | up 282.7% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 2.70 billion | 2024 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 97 | Guinea | 2.41 billion | 2024 | up 933.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Zambia | 2.27 billion | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 99 | Tanzania | 2.20 billion | 2024 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2.19 billion | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 101 | Kenya | 2.16 billion | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 2.00 billion | 2024 | up 379.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Paraguay | 1.98 billion | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 1.86 billion | 2023 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 1.85 billion | 2023 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Syria | 1.83 billion | 2010 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 107 | Congo | 1.71 billion | 2021 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 1.68 billion | 2023 | up 6,586.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 1.66 billion | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Sudan | 1.55 billion | 2022 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 1.43 billion | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 1.37 billion | 2024 | up 191.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.35 billion | 2024 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | 1.34 billion | 2024 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 115 | Bolivia | 1.33 billion | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 1.25 billion | 2024 | up 284.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 1.22 billion | 2023 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Cameroon | 1.18 billion | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 119 | Laos | 1.16 billion | 2024 | up 328.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Mali | 1.12 billion | 2023 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 1.12 billion | 2024 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 122 | Moldova | 1.04 billion | 2024 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Namibia | 1.00 billion | 2024 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 124 | Cambodia | 967.63 million | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 125 | Lebanon | 937.14 million | 2023 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 126 | Bahamas | 921.11 million | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 127 | Jamaica | 920.14 million | 2024 | up 56.1% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 891.22 million | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 129 | Maldives | 797.91 million | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Eswatini | 758.17 million | 2024 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 131 | Botswana | 564.76 million | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 132 | South Sudan | 558.91 million | 2023 | up 22,294.3% | rising |
| 133 | Bermuda | 550.10 million | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 134 | Montenegro | 541.43 million | 2024 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 135 | Benin | 533.30 million | 2023 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Brunei | 508.34 million | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 489.71 million | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 471.97 million | 2024 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Madagascar | 468.62 million | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 140 | Andorra | 466.88 million | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 141 | Aruba | 459.70 million | 2023 | up 127.2% | falling |
| 142 | Suriname | 438.85 million | 2024 | up 377.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen | 380.87 million | 2016 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 365.73 million | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Rwanda | 364.49 million | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 146 | East Timor | 339.59 million | 2024 | up 6,553.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Niger | 328.58 million | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 148 | San Marino | 328.32 million | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 149 | Barbados | 326.20 million | 2017 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 150 | Fiji | 320.27 million | 2022 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 151 | Kosovo | 311.25 million | 2024 | up 119.9% | rising |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 309.49 million | 2024 | up 138.4% | rising |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 299.77 million | 2022 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Mauritania | 271.99 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 155 | Nepal | 253.18 million | 2024 | up 283.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Togo | 241.07 million | 2020 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 215.50 million | 2015 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 158 | Malawi | 214.19 million | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Bhutan | 210.81 million | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 160 | Netherlands Antilles | 206.10 million | 2009 | — | rising |
| 161 | Grenada | 165.12 million | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 159.99 million | 2016 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | 158.38 million | 2024 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Belize | 151.26 million | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 165 | Seychelles | 147.19 million | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Curacao | 134.97 million | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 133.96 million | 2024 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 132.35 million | 2022 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Faroe Islands | 116.94 million | 2011 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 170 | Lesotho | 110.05 million | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 96.39 million | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 172 | West Bank and Gaza | 91.11 million | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 82.02 million | 2016 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.79 million | 2023 | up 271.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 67.18 million | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 176 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 66.99 million | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.69 million | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 53.82 million | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 51.17 million | 2020 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 180 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 50.19 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Samoa | 44.75 million | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 182 | Burundi | 43.43 million | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Palau | 40.23 million | 2023 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Anguilla | 37.30 million | 2023 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 28.99 million | 2022 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 186 | Haiti | 28.24 million | 2024 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 187 | Micronesia (country) | 28.00 million | 2014 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 188 | Tonga | 26.48 million | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Gambia | 26.30 million | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.79 million | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 191 | Nauru | 12.76 million | 2024 | up 478.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 11.66 million | 2021 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Kiribati | 10.60 million | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Dominica | 7.86 million | 2024 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 195 | Comoros | 7.72 million | 2023 | up 41.5% | falling |
| 196 | Montserrat | 511,996 | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 257,277 | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Sao Tome and Principe | -32.38 million | 2024 | down 656.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- All Countries and International Organizations 7.83 trillion
- Advanced economies 6.23 trillion
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies 1.60 trillion
- Euro Area (EA) 1.45 trillion
- Emerging and Developing Asia 708.38 billion
- Western Hemisphere 365.08 billion
- Emerging and Developing Europe 223.98 billion
- Middle East and Central Asia 215.59 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 91.52 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.