Singapore vs Sweden: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Singapore
3,386 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
2,157 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
4th
Sweden rank
6th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,157 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 1,229 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 6th of 171 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 624.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 114.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 510.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person | 159.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,772 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3,458 BoP, current US$ per person | 380.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,078 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3,013 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,583 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), Singapore or Sweden?
- Singapore, at 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,157 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Singapore and Sweden?
- 1,229 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Singapore ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 6th 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.