Euro area vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Euro area
245.57 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
4,199 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Euro area
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4,199 BoP, current US$ per person against 245.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 3,953 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 17.1 times Euro area's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 157.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 821.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 663.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 439.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,776 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,337 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 643.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,816 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,173 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
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), Euro area or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4,199 BoP, current US$ per person against 245.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Euro area and Switzerland?
- 3,953 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Euro area ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.