Italy vs United States: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Italy
144.22 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
151.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Italy rank
38th
United States rank
36th

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

  • Italy
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 151.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 144.22 BoP, current US$ per person in Italy, a difference of 6.87 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United States Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person 1.07 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1980s 8.56 BoP, current US$ per person 5.78 BoP, current US$ per person 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
1990s 25.16 BoP, current US$ per person 26.57 BoP, current US$ per person 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2000s 88.26 BoP, current US$ per person 75.02 BoP, current US$ per person 13.24 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
2010s 96.76 BoP, current US$ per person 118.43 BoP, current US$ per person 21.67 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2020s 116.06 BoP, current US$ per person 154.4 BoP, current US$ per person 38.34 BoP, current US$ per person United States

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), Italy or United States?
United States, at 151.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 144.22 BoP, current US$ per person in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Italy and United States?
6.87 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Italy ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th 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.