China: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1982 it is up 231,950% from US$13 million in 1982 (24.02% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, China's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 24.6% on 2017 (from US$40.02 billion to US$30.17 billion).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2017), the average change was +82% and a typical year strayed about 288.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,338.9% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 57.5% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 25 values

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$7.24 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$178.14 million (2025)
• Fiji — US$106.43 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$61.71 million (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$5.53 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$11.39 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$71.69 billion (2025)
• Kiribati — US$2.46 million (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — US$15.69 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for China

• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is China's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$30.17 billion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1982?

It is up 231,950% from US$13 million in 1982 (24.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$40.02 billion in 2017 and the lowest US$9 million in 1985.

Is the latest change in secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for China?

In 2018, China's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 24.6% on 2017 (from US$40.02 billion to US$30.17 billion). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2017), the average change was +82% and a typical year strayed about 288.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.TRF.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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