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

Colombia
0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Colombia rank
49th
Spain rank
47th

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

  • Colombia
  • Spain
00.0020.0040.006196819962025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Colombia, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.

Colombia ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
1980s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
1990s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
2010s 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia
2020s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia

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), Colombia or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Colombia and Spain?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Colombia ranks 49th 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

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.