Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Belgium
289.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
17th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th

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

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 261.79 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 10.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 171 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 128.06 BoP, current US$ per person 10.94 BoP, current US$ per person 117.12 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium
2010s 277.99 BoP, current US$ per person 29.47 BoP, current US$ per person 248.51 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium
2020s 326.19 BoP, current US$ per person 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person 292.18 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium

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), Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
261.79 BoP, current US$ per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Belgium ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 7,763 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.