Latvia vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Latvia
46.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
-4.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latvia rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
16th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time

  • Latvia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 46.72 % change on previous year against -4.63 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 51.35 % change on previous year.

That makes Latvia's figure about 10.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Latvia ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 100.1 % change on previous year 18.91 % change on previous year 81.19 % change on previous year Latvia
2000s -28.61 % change on previous year 0.8021 % change on previous year 29.41 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2010s 10.39 % change on previous year 9.28 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year Latvia
2020s 8.28 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year 3.12 % 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 Upper middle income?
Latvia, at 46.72 % change on previous year against -4.63 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Latvia and Upper middle income?
51.35 % change on previous year, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Latvia ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 7,355 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.