Macao vs Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Macao
7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
23.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st

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

  • Macao
  • Singapore
010.0M20.0M30.0M199520092023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 23.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 16.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.1 times Macao's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 1.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.69 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 7.31 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.52 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 5.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

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), Macao or Singapore?
Singapore, at 23.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Macao and Singapore?
16.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Macao ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.