Germany vs Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Germany
30.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Low & middle income
106.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
Low & middle income rank
10th

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

  • Germany
  • Low & middle income
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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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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.