OECD members vs Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
OECD members
241.01 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
3,386 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
OECD members rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- OECD members
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person against 241.01 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 3,145 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 14.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 624.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 588.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 101.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,830 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 220.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,458 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,237 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 322.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,013 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,690 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
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), OECD members or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person against 241.01 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between OECD members and Singapore?
- 3,145 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Singapore?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Singapore rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th 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.