Netherlands vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Netherlands
2,355 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
187.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
5th
North America rank
7th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Netherlands
- North America
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2,355 BoP, current US$ per person against 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 2,168 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 12.6 times North America's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 5th and North America ranks 7th of 171 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 60.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.74 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 173.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 142.69 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1,119 BoP, current US$ per person | 86.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,032 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2,732 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,594 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2,436 BoP, current US$ per person | 185.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,250 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
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), Netherlands or North America?
- Netherlands, at 2,355 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 Netherlands and North America?
- 2,168 BoP, current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Netherlands ranks 5th 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.