Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: 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
Japan
281.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th
Japan rank
19th

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

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

Japan currently reports 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 254.58 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 10.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person 75.77 BoP, current US$ per person 74.53 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2000s 9.42 BoP, current US$ per person 109.42 BoP, current US$ per person 99.99 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2010s 29.47 BoP, current US$ per person 160.34 BoP, current US$ per person 130.87 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2020s 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person 241.28 BoP, current US$ per person 207.26 BoP, current US$ per person Japan

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 Japan?
Japan, at 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
254.58 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th 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.