Belgium vs Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Belgium
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Belgium rank
45th
Hong Kong rank
42nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Belgium ranks 45th and Hong Kong ranks 42nd of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Hong Kong Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

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), Belgium or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Hong Kong?
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Hong Kong rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Belgium ranks 45th and Hong Kong ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 7,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.