World Bank · Economy
China: Primary income payments
452.23Bcurrent USD · 2025+63.8% since 2015
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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. Annual figures for China from 1982 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 452,227,891,125.05 | |
| 2024 | 449,419,017,746.7 | |
| 2023 | 434,018,610,572 | |
| 2022 | 424,694,499,179.93 | |
| 2021 | 451,791,663,045.36 | |
| 2020 | 363,694,916,742.04 | |
| 2019 | 312,698,753,468.938 | |
| 2018 | 329,860,890,433.619 | |
| 2017 | 306,175,734,497.683 | |
| 2016 | 281,533,363,027.764 | |
| 2015 | 276,015,063,221.056 | |
| 2014 | 226,071,076,171.015 | |
| 2013 | 262,415,288,640.773 | |
| 2012 | 186,923,874,725.846 | |
| 2011 | 214,585,155,330.27 | |
| 2010 | 168,323,813,645.358 | |
| 2009 | 116,783,456,826.33 | |
| 2008 | 83,207,215,920.184 | |
| 2007 | 75,431,809,345.982 | |
| 2006 | 59,706,570,664.97 | |
| 2005 | 55,386,636,659.729 | |
| 2004 | 25,689,072,425.335 | |
| 2003 | 26,313,181,247.073 | |
| 2002 | 23,289,494,553.291 | |
| 2001 | 28,563,000,000 | |
| 2000 | 27,216,347,000 | |
| 1999 | 22,800,000,000 | |
| 1998 | 22,228,000,000 | |
| 1997 | 16,715,000,000 | |
| 1996 | 19,755,000,000 | |
| 1995 | 16,965,100,000 | |
| 1994 | 6,775,000,000 | |
| 1993 | 5,674,000,000 | |
| 1992 | 5,347,000,000 | |
| 1991 | 2,879,000,000 | |
| 1990 | 1,962,000,000 | |
| 1989 | 1,665,000,000 | |
| 1988 | 1,630,000,000 | |
| 1987 | 1,191,000,000 | |
| 1986 | 924,000,000 | |
| 1985 | 546,000,000 | |
| 1984 | 388,000,000 | |
| 1983 | 295,000,000 | |
| 1982 | 641,000,000 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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- Tanzania, United Republic of
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