Germany vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Germany
361.06 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan
281.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany rank
16th
Japan rank
19th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
0100200300400197119982025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person against 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 79.13 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Japan ranks 19th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 53.53 BoP, current US$ per person 77.82 BoP, current US$ per person 24.29 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2000s 70.89 BoP, current US$ per person 109.42 BoP, current US$ per person 38.52 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2010s 133.49 BoP, current US$ per person 160.34 BoP, current US$ per person 26.85 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2020s 283.79 BoP, current US$ per person 241.28 BoP, current US$ per person 42.51 BoP, current US$ per person Germany

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), Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person against 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Germany and Japan?
79.13 BoP, current US$ per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Germany ranks 16th 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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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.