Hong Kong vs Middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Hong Kong
244.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Middle income
17.7 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
21st
Middle income rank
23rd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Hong Kong
- Middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income, a difference of 226.37 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 13.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 23rd of 171 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 158.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 259.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 244.58 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 Middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Middle income?
- 226.37 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 23rd 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.