Malta vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Malta
1,931 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
187.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
7th
North America rank
7th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person against 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 1,744 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 10.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was North America ahead.
Malta ranks 7th and North America ranks 7th of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 6.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | North America |
| 1990s | 19.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.42 BoP, current US$ per person | North America |
| 2000s | 739.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 86.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 652.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,742 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,603 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 1,814 BoP, current US$ per person | 185.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,628 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
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), Malta or North America?
- Malta, at 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person against 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Malta and North America?
- 1,744 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Malta and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Malta ranks 7th and North America ranks 7th 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.