Germany 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
- Germany
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 106.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.15 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 76.49 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 3.5 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Low & middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 822.11 million BoP, current US$ | 327.75 million BoP, current US$ | 494.36 million BoP, current US$ | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 998.40 million BoP, current US$ | 743.35 million BoP, current US$ | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 230.90 million BoP, current US$ | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.01 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 10.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 56.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.44 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 23.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 94.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 70.83 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), Germany or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 106.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.15 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Germany and Low & middle income?
- 76.49 billion BoP, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Low & middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Low & middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Germany ranks 7th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.