Belgium vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Belgium
155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
11th
North America rank
14th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time

  • Belgium
  • North America
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 151,223 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 38.3 times North America's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 11th and North America ranks 14th of 168 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium North America Difference Ahead
2000s 44,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 102,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100,251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 128,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,809 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 124,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Belgium

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), Belgium or North America?
Belgium, at 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and North America?
151,223 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Belgium ranks 11th and North America ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,369 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.