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
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$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.