France vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
France
243.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan
281.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
France rank
22nd
Japan rank
19th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person in France, a difference of 38.13 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 100.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 191.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 160.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.83 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
| 2020s | 222.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 241.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.58 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), France or Japan?
- Japan, at 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between France and Japan?
- 38.13 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- France ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 171 countries.
- 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.