How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?

13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.

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.

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

Belgium

0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Spain

0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Belgium rank

45th

Spain rank

47th

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

Belgium
Spain

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 45th and Spain ranks 47th of 170 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2020s	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 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 Spain?: Belgium, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Spain?: 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Belgium ranks 45th and Spain ranks 47th 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: 24 September 2026

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.