Australia vs Upper 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
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 170 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 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 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 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 Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.