Caribbean Small States vs Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Caribbean Small States
19.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong
244.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
22nd
Hong Kong rank
21st
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 19.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 224.3 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 12.3 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd and Hong Kong ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 49.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 19.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 142.39 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 34.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 235.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 21.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 237.72 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
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), Caribbean Small States or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 19.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Caribbean Small States and Hong Kong?
- 224.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Hong Kong?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Hong Kong rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd and Hong Kong ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.