Canada vs World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Canada
484.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
World
56.43 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
World rank
12th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
Canada currently reports 484.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person in World, a difference of 428.43 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 8.6 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and World ranks 12th of 171 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 70.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.86 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 196.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 172.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 321.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 271.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 454.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 384.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
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), Canada or World?
- Canada, at 484.86 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 Canada and World?
- 428.43 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Canada ranks 10th 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.