Euro area: Net secondary income (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Euro area's net secondary income (current US$, BoP) fell US$24.51 billion on 2024 (from −US$181.92 billion to −US$206.42 billion).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was −US$5.32 billion and a typical year strayed about US$18.64 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below 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 US$35.07 billion in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$68.91 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$5.29 billion a year. A straight line explains 68% 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.

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.

All 27 values

Net secondary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$2.18 billion (2020)
• Algeria — US$2.19 billion (2025)
• Bahrain — −US$2.55 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — US$9.3 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$41.17 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$321.5 million (2025)
• Israel — US$4.22 billion (2025)
• Jordan — US$5.83 billion (2024)
• Kuwait — −US$16.96 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — US$5.98 billion (2023)
• Libya

More economic policy & debt data for Euro area

• GDP (current US$) — US$18.01 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.69 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$50,214 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$38,167 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$17.94 trillion (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 1.41% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.11% (2025)
• GNI, Atlas method (current US$) — US$17.3 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) — US$48,230 (2025)
• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$349.31 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Euro area's net secondary income (current US$, BoP)?

−US$206.42 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 322.22% from −US$48.89 billion in 1999. The highest value was −US$46.46 billion in 2001 and the lowest −US$206.42 billion in 2025.

Is the latest change in net secondary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Euro area?

In 2025, Euro area's net secondary income (current US$, BoP) fell US$24.51 billion on 2024 (from −US$181.92 billion to −US$206.42 billion). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was −US$5.32 billion and a typical year strayed about US$18.64 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.CURR.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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