High income - Income payments

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in High income was $3,363,390,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,957,400,000,000 in 2018 and $1,186,350,000,000 in 2002.

Definition: Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2002 $1,186,350,000,000
2003 $1,361,420,000,000
2004 $1,745,450,000,000
2005 $2,326,820,000,000
2006 $2,981,590,000,000
2007 $3,922,990,000,000
2008 $3,863,590,000,000
2009 $2,771,540,000,000
2010 $2,919,890,000,000
2011 $3,291,490,000,000
2012 $3,132,250,000,000
2013 $3,210,520,000,000
2014 $3,384,440,000,000
2015 $3,127,410,000,000
2016 $3,183,530,000,000
2017 $3,466,080,000,000
2018 $3,957,400,000,000
2019 $3,901,300,000,000
2020 $3,363,390,000,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments