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

North America
4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
14th

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

  • North America
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 102,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 26.2 times North America's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 47 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 24.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 121.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,406 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 506.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 1,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 2,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 3,809 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 86,009 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), North America or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 106,172 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 North America and United Kingdom?
102,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Kingdom?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do North America and United Kingdom rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
North America ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 47 groups.
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.