Canada vs Middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Canada
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle income
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
18th
Middle income rank
20th

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

  • Canada
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Canada's figure about 3.3 times Middle income's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 20th of 170 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Canada
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Canada
2000s 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Canada
2010s 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Canada
2020s 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 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 Middle income?
Canada, at 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Canada and Middle income?
0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Canada and Middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Canada ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 20th 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.