Euro area vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Euro area
0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Euro area rank
6th
Switzerland rank
4th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Euro area
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 7.5 times Euro area's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
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), Euro area or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Euro area and Switzerland?
- 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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.