Canada vs Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Canada
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 106.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada, a difference of 86.44 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 171 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 917.18 million BoP, current US$ | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 106.73 million BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 6.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.49 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 11.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 56.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 44.88 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 18.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 94.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 76.38 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & 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), Canada or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 106.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Canada and Low & middle income?
- 86.44 billion BoP, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low & middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Low & middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Canada ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.