Latvia vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Latvia
46.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
North America
-3.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latvia rank
15th
North America rank
15th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Latvia
- North America
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 46.72 % change on previous year against -3.32 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 50.04 % change on previous year.
That makes Latvia's figure about 14.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North America ahead.
Latvia ranks 15th and North America ranks 15th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.1 % change on previous year | 12.9 % change on previous year | 87.2 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 2000s | -28.61 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 33.13 % change on previous year | North America |
| 2010s | 10.39 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | 6.22 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.28 % change on previous year | 4.26 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current), Latvia or North America?
- Latvia, at 46.72 % change on previous year against -3.32 % change on previous year in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Latvia and North America?
- 50.04 % change on previous year, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and North America?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Latvia ranks 15th and North America ranks 15th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.