How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

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.

Ireland vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Ireland

33,956 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2024

Switzerland

4,199 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Ireland rank

1st

Switzerland rank

3rd

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

Ireland
Switzerland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 33,956 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,199 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 29,757 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 8.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 171 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,172 BoP, current US$ per person	1,246 BoP, current US$ per person	4,926 BoP, current US$ per person	Ireland
2010s	13,126 BoP, current US$ per person	2,776 BoP, current US$ per person	10,350 BoP, current US$ per person	Ireland
2020s	27,228 BoP, current US$ per person	3,740 BoP, current US$ per person	23,488 BoP, current US$ per person	Ireland

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), Ireland or Switzerland?: Ireland, at 33,956 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,199 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Ireland and Switzerland?: 29,757 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Ireland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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: 24 September 2026

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.