Hong Kong vs Malta: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Hong Kong
1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
3.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
6th
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Malta
02.0M4.0M6.0M197319982023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 389,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,222 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 350,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 1.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 947,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,637 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 1.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 553,650 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta

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), Hong Kong or Malta?
Malta, at 3.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Malta?
1.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Hong Kong ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th 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.