Belgium vs Germany: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Belgium
289.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany
361.06 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
17th
Germany rank
16th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person against 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person in Belgium, a difference of 71.92 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 171 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 277.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 133.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 144.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 326.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 283.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.4 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 Germany?
- Germany, at 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person against 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Germany?
- 71.92 BoP, current US$ per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th 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.