Mexico vs Spain: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Mexico
7.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
8.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mexico rank
20th
Spain rank
18th

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

  • Mexico
  • Spain
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B197520002025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.10 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 1.78 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 328.00 million BoP, current US$ 198.21 million BoP, current US$ 129.79 million BoP, current US$ Mexico
1980s 190.40 million BoP, current US$ 306.90 million BoP, current US$ 116.50 million BoP, current US$ Spain
1990s 470.29 million BoP, current US$ 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 795.48 million BoP, current US$ Spain
2010s 4.41 billion BoP, current US$ 5.29 billion BoP, current US$ 883.36 million BoP, current US$ Spain
2020s 5.66 billion BoP, current US$ 6.67 billion BoP, current US$ 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ Spain

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), Mexico or Spain?
Spain, at 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.10 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Mexico and Spain?
1.78 billion BoP, current US$, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Mexico ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.