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

United Kingdom
106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom rank
14th
World rank
11th

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

  • United Kingdom
  • World
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 101,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 22.5 times World's.

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

United Kingdom ranks 14th and World ranks 11th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom World Difference Ahead
1970s 2,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 5,406 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 99.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 21,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 296.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 38,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 50,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,883 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,520 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 89,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 85,520 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), United Kingdom or World?
United Kingdom, at 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between United Kingdom and World?
101,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and World?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom and World rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
United Kingdom ranks 14th and World ranks 11th 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.