European Union vs Luxembourg: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

European Union
0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Luxembourg
0.1321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
European Union rank
3rd
Luxembourg rank
2nd

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

  • European Union
  • Luxembourg
00.050.10.15196719962025

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.1263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 22.9 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.

European Union ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
2000s 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP European Union
2010s 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg
2020s 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Luxembourg

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), European Union or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between European Union and Luxembourg?
0.1263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Luxembourg?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do European Union and Luxembourg rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
European Union ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 2nd 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.