Belgium vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Belgium
289.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
27.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Belgium
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 261.37 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 10.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 121.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 277.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 261.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 326.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 300.13 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 Upper middle income?
- Belgium, at 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Upper middle income?
- 261.37 BoP, current US$ per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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.