Canada vs Lower middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Canada
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
18th
Lower middle income rank
17th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Canada
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 170 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 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 Lower middle income?
- Canada, at 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Canada and Lower middle income?
- 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lower middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Lower middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Canada ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 17th 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.