Hong Kong vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Hong Kong
244.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Japan
281.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
21st
Japan rank
19th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 37.86 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 160.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 229.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
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), Hong Kong or Japan?
- Japan, at 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 37.86 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 21st 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.