Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Germany: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany
0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
Germany rank
33rd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Germany
00.0020.0040.006197119982025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Germany's figure about 7.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Germany ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2000s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2010s 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
2020s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany

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), Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Germany?
Germany, at 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Germany?
0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Germany?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Germany rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Germany ranks 33rd 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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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.