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

Japan
79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
Middle income rank
19th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 78,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 52.0 times Middle income's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 19th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 26,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 38,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 281.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 55,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 889.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,089 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 79,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,617 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), Japan or Middle income?
Japan, at 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and Middle income?
78,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 19th 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.