Australia vs World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Australia
448.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
World
56.43 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
World rank
12th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person in World, a difference of 391.6 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 7.9 times World's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and World ranks 12th of 171 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 55.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 49.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 94.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 71.55 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 181.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 130.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 332.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
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 World?
- Australia, at 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and World?
- 391.6 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 11th and World ranks 12th 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.