How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Belgium vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Belgium

289.14 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Japan

281.93 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Belgium rank

17th

Japan rank

19th

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

Belgium
Japan

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person against 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 7.21 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.

Belgium ranks 17th and Japan ranks 19th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	128.06 BoP, current US$ per person	115.01 BoP, current US$ per person	13.05 BoP, current US$ per person	Belgium
2010s	277.99 BoP, current US$ per person	160.34 BoP, current US$ per person	117.64 BoP, current US$ per person	Belgium
2020s	326.19 BoP, current US$ per person	241.28 BoP, current US$ per person	84.91 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 Japan?: Belgium, at 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person against 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Japan?: 7.21 BoP, current US$ per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Belgium ranks 17th and Japan ranks 19th 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: 24 September 2026

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.