Australia vs United Kingdom: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Australia
448.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
427.25 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
13th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 427.25 BoP, current US$ per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 20.78 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 171 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 55.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 87.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.47 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 94.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 154.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.39 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 181.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 187.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.73 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 332.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 350.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.4 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
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), Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 427.25 BoP, current US$ per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 20.78 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.