Europe & Central Asia vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Europe & Central Asia
0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
4th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Switzerland
00.010.020.030.04196719962025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 6.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 2nd 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 Europe & Central Asia Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0258 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), Europe & Central Asia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Europe & Central Asia and Switzerland?
0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Switzerland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 2nd 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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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.