๐ข Secondary income, other sectors, payments
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.
Highlights
As of 2025, United States ranks first with $371.2B, followed by Germany ($146.0B) and France ($76.9B).
United States is 2.5 times higher than Germany, the runner-up.
Across 133 countries and territories, values run from $371.2B (United States) to $0.0B (Lesotho), with a median of $0.8B.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Europe, 4 from Asia and 1 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data โ Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), 2025. Unit: USD billion.
Source: World Bank Open Data โ Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) ยท CC BY 4.0 ยท fetched Oct 16, 2026