Net Income covers two types of transactions between residents and nonresidents: (i) those involving compensation of employees, which is paid to nonresident workers (e.g., border, seasonal, and other short-term workers), and (ii) those involving investment income receipts and payments on external financial assets and liabilities (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investment, and receipts on reserve assets). Source :IMF, BOP & IFS CD-ROM, Article IV, Domestic Authorities, AEO Database. Data are in current U.S. dollars. The data published in the International Financial Statistics are gathered as part of an ongoing data collection effort in which member country statistical agencies provide public statistics to the IMF.