Germany vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Germany
70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
18th
Japan rank
16th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 9,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 18th and Japan ranks 16th of 168 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 12,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,443 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 16,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 31,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 60,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,061 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

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), Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Germany and Japan?
9,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Germany ranks 18th and Japan ranks 16th 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.