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China: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)

21.94Bcurrent USD · 2025+272.1% since 2015

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. 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 current transfers from abroad. Annual figures for China from 1981 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
202521,935,330,598.829
202415,117,534,749.262
202311,487,588,632.86
202220,125,941,457.808
202115,844,879,178.474
20208,275,647,315.726
201910,226,291,919.168
2018-2,015,438,794.418
2017-11,889,788,577.926
2016-9,583,956,377.01
2015-12,746,173,008.094
20141,435,598,152.434
2013-8,712,399,741.888
20123,434,989,408.829
201124,679,278,865.879
201040,637,922,407.514
200931,658,747,085.17
200843,155,952,494.55
200737,102,286,297.09
200628,067,501,499.7
200523,865,499,351.81
200422,898,188,613.21
200317,448,942,294.06
200212,984,445,070
20018,492,313,080.24
20006,311,305,000
19994,943,465,000
19984,278,446,000
19975,143,160,000
19962,129,000,000
19951,434,000,000
19941,337,000,000
19931,172,000,000
19921,155,000,000
1991830,000,000
1990274,000,000
1989381,000,000
1988419,000,000
1987224,000,000
1986378,000,000
1985243,000,000
1984442,000,000
1983511,000,000
1982486,000,000
1981574,030,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by National statistical offices, Central banks, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-secondary-income-cd (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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