European Union vs Netherlands: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
European Union
271.62 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands
2,355 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- European Union
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2,355 BoP, current US$ per person against 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 2,083 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 8.7 times European Union's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 12.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 24.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 173.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 149.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 134.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,119 BoP, current US$ per person | 984.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 373.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,732 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,359 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 627.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,436 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,808 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
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), European Union or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2,355 BoP, current US$ per person against 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between European Union and Netherlands?
- 2,083 BoP, current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Netherlands?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Netherlands rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th 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.