Portugal vs Spain: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Portugal
11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Spain rank
38th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k197519992023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 2,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 38th of 168 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 209.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 310.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 529.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 614.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 84.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 2,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 361.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 8,353 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 9,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain

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), Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Portugal and Spain?
2,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 38th 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.