Japan vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Japan
281.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
27.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 254.16 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 10.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 109.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 103.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 160.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 143.38 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 241.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
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), Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 254.16 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Japan ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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.