Canada vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Canada
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
18th
Japan rank
21st
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st of 170 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
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), Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Canada and Japan?
- 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Canada ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st 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.