Australia vs Spain: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Australia
12.37 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
8.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Spain rank
18th

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

  • Australia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 3.49 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 808.16 million BoP, current US$ 702.37 million BoP, current US$ 105.79 million BoP, current US$ Australia
1990s 967.14 million BoP, current US$ 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 298.63 million BoP, current US$ Spain
2010s 4.44 billion BoP, current US$ 5.29 billion BoP, current US$ 854.57 million BoP, current US$ Spain
2020s 8.86 billion BoP, current US$ 6.67 billion BoP, current US$ 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ Australia

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), Australia or Spain?
Australia, at 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and Spain?
3.49 billion BoP, current US$, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 7,856 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.