Australia vs Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 170 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
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), Australia or Low & middle income?
- Australia, at 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and Low & middle income?
- 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.