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

Japan
79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
14th

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 26,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 26,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 38,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 233.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 55,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 79,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,815 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and United Kingdom?
26,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 16th and United Kingdom 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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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.