World Bank Secondary Income Receipts in Current US Dollars

Secondary income receipts data measures unilateral transfers between economies, such as remittances and aid, recorded in the balance of payments. The World Development Indicators series provides this indicator in current US dollars without adjustment for inflation. The World Bank compiles and publishes this data.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in remittance inflows over time for specific countries using the time-series values.
• Compare secondary income receipts across different economies using the country-level indicator data.
• Model the relationship between secondary income and other economic variables using the current US dollar values.
• Assess the impact of foreign aid on recipient economies by tracking the secondary income receipts indicator.

Strengths

• Data is part of the standardized World Development Indicators collection, ensuring consistent methodology.
• Indicator values are expressed in a common unit (current US dollars) for cross-country comparison.

Limitations

• Data is in current prices, making longitudinal analysis difficult without adjusting for inflation.
• Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage for the dataset are unknown.

Provenance

Source

World Development Indicators, The World Bank.

Collection Method

Compiled from officially recognized international sources and national statistical offices.

Geography

Global, country-level coverage.