North America vs Sweden: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
North America
187.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
2,157 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
7th
Sweden rank
6th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,157 BoP, current US$ per person against 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 1,970 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 11.5 times North America's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 30.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 97.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 86.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 159.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.38 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 138.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 380.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 241.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 186.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,243 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
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), North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,157 BoP, current US$ per person against 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between North America and Sweden?
- 1,970 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.