East Asia & Pacific: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, East Asia & Pacific's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 20% on 2022 (from US$124.01 billion to US$148.83 billion).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2022), the average change was +7.5% and a typical year strayed about 12.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 46.4% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.4% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$5.27 billion a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 10 observed 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 22 values

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

• Afghanistan — US$339.18 million (2020)
• Algeria — US$235.89 million (2025)
• Bahrain — US$2.55 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — US$18.16 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$756.1 million (2025)
• Iraq — US$646.9 million (2025)
• Israel — US$9.49 billion (2025)
• Jordan — US$633.38 million (2024)
• Kuwait — US$16.83 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for East Asia & Pacific

• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$130.97 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$10.95 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 32.54% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$9.58 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 28.45% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.08% (2025)
• Trade (% of GDP) — 63.84% (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$1.86 trillion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is East Asia & Pacific's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$148.83 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 355.51% from US$32.67 billion in 2002 (7.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$148.83 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$32.05 billion in 2003.

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

In 2023, East Asia & Pacific's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 20% on 2022 (from US$124.01 billion to US$148.83 billion). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2022), the average change was +7.5% and a typical year strayed about 12.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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