Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong
244.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th
Hong Kong rank
21st

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 216.72 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 8.9 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person 60.78 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2000s 9.42 BoP, current US$ per person 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person 152.34 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2010s 29.47 BoP, current US$ per person 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person 240.71 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong
2020s 35.13 BoP, current US$ per person 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person 224.41 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), Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong?
216.72 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th 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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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

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.