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

Germany
70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
18th

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

  • Germany
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 68,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 38.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 168 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 2,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1980s 4,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,967 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1990s 11,735 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2000s 16,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 362.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2010s 31,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,227 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2020s 60,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany

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 Upper middle income?
Germany, at 70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Germany and Upper middle income?
68,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Upper middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Germany and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Germany ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 18th 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.