Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Switzerland
38.18 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom
29.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Switzerland rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
8th

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

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 38.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 29.69 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 8.49 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 6.18 billion BoP, current US$ 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom
2010s 22.89 billion BoP, current US$ 12.19 billion BoP, current US$ 10.69 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2020s 33.80 billion BoP, current US$ 23.91 billion BoP, current US$ 9.88 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland

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), Switzerland or United Kingdom?
Switzerland, at 38.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 29.69 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
8.49 billion BoP, current US$, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Switzerland ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.