World - Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)
The latest value for Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in World was $4,234,480,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,904,940,000,000 in 2019 and $635,062,000,000 in 1994.
Definition: 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). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $635,062,000,000 |
| 1995 | $783,458,000,000 |
| 1996 | $946,605,000,000 |
| 1997 | $1,000,480,000,000 |
| 1998 | $1,067,470,000,000 |
| 1999 | $1,212,250,000,000 |
| 2000 | $1,396,120,000,000 |
| 2001 | $1,284,940,000,000 |
| 2002 | $1,279,780,000,000 |
| 2003 | $1,514,100,000,000 |
| 2004 | $1,985,590,000,000 |
| 2005 | $2,596,660,000,000 |
| 2006 | $3,326,320,000,000 |
| 2007 | $4,308,420,000,000 |
| 2008 | $4,241,780,000,000 |
| 2009 | $3,234,680,000,000 |
| 2010 | $3,558,010,000,000 |
| 2011 | $3,984,570,000,000 |
| 2012 | $3,841,460,000,000 |
| 2013 | $3,934,550,000,000 |
| 2014 | $4,158,620,000,000 |
| 2015 | $3,799,260,000,000 |
| 2016 | $3,911,810,000,000 |
| 2017 | $4,392,690,000,000 |
| 2018 | $4,899,210,000,000 |
| 2019 | $4,904,940,000,000 |
| 2020 | $4,234,480,000,000 |
Aggregation method: Sum
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
