How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malta?

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

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.

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

European Union

0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malta

0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

European Union rank

3rd

Malta rank

3rd

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

European Union
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 7.6 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malta ahead.

European Union ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
1980s	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
1990s	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2000s	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2010s	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta

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 Malta?: Malta, at 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between European Union and Malta?: 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malta?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do European Union and Malta rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: European Union ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 3rd 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: 24 September 2026

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.