Japan vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Japan
79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
North America rank
14th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 75,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 19.7 times North America's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and North America ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 705.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 38,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 36,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 55,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 79,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,809 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 75,194 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 North America?
- Japan, at 79,818 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 Japan and North America?
- 75,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Japan ranks 16th 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.