Canada vs France: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Canada
20.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France
16.75 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
France rank
13th

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

  • Canada
  • France
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ against 16.75 billion BoP, current US$ in France, a difference of 3.44 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 11th and France ranks 13th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1980s 917.18 million BoP, current US$ 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ 259.85 million BoP, current US$ France
1990s 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ 328.42 million BoP, current US$ France
2000s 6.35 billion BoP, current US$ 6.37 billion BoP, current US$ 17.27 million BoP, current US$ France
2010s 11.50 billion BoP, current US$ 12.70 billion BoP, current US$ 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ France
2020s 18.10 billion BoP, current US$ 15.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2.91 billion BoP, current US$ Canada

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), Canada or France?
Canada, at 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ against 16.75 billion BoP, current US$ in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Canada and France?
3.44 billion BoP, current US$, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Canada and France rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Canada ranks 11th and France ranks 13th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.