Australia vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 85.50 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 73.12 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 6.9 times Australia's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 171 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 808.16 million BoP, current US$ | 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 259.35 million BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 997.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.13 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 49.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.15 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 8.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 79.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 70.76 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
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 Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 85.50 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 73.12 billion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.