Australia vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Australia
0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
North America rank
27th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.2 times North America's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and North America ranks 27th of 170 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 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 North America?
- Australia, at 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and North America?
- 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 25th and North America ranks 27th 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.