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China: Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$)

-113.76Bcurrent USD · 2025-115.5% since 2015

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Reported as: Net income from abroad. Annual figures for China from 1981 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025-113,760,417,989.423
2024-128,779,598,335.031
2023-134,074,007,361.38
2022-153,218,909,219.585
2021-124,146,860,547.606
2020-117,605,767,590.762
2019-40,009,350,955.397
2018-61,028,208,012.839
2017-16,130,189,657.711
2016-55,700,387,600.049
2015-52,782,108,487.064
201413,300,378,908.604
2013-77,827,442,582.49
2012-19,816,761,885.027
2011-70,377,272,260.871
2010-26,072,819,263.164
2009-8,531,174,210.442
200828,565,240,323.487
20078,040,715,438.331
2006-5,142,072,967.771
2005-16,107,504,749.938
2004-5,132,417,705.826
2003-10,218,632,585.55
2002-14,945,106,033.534
2001-19,173,456,107.888
2000-14,664,485,274.151
1999-14,470,449,672.334
1998-16,643,398,843.188
1997-11,003,861,725.778
1996-12,437,794,489.531
1995-11,772,852,439.293
1994-1,034,953,704.966
1993-921,297,046.613
1992213,500,784.929
1991778,745,644.599
1990963,671,128.107
1989176,113,360.324
1988-123,456,790.123
1987-179,372,197.309
1986-23,188,405.797
1985840,136,054.422
19841,275,000,000
1983877,394,636.015
1982270,992,366.412
1981-87,301,587.302

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