Germany vs Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Germany
30.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Singapore
20.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
Singapore rank
10th

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

  • Germany
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 30.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 9.45 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 10th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ 4.33 billion BoP, current US$ 69.31 million BoP, current US$ Germany
2000s 5.83 billion BoP, current US$ 8.59 billion BoP, current US$ 2.76 billion BoP, current US$ Singapore
2010s 10.94 billion BoP, current US$ 18.79 billion BoP, current US$ 7.85 billion BoP, current US$ Singapore
2020s 23.65 billion BoP, current US$ 17.53 billion BoP, current US$ 6.12 billion BoP, current US$ Germany

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 Singapore?
Germany, at 30.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.69 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Germany and Singapore?
9.45 billion BoP, current US$, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Singapore?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Germany and Singapore rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Germany ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 10th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.