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

European Union
0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
European Union rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
5th

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

  • European Union
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 6.1 times European Union's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1970s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands

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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0349 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 Netherlands?
0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Netherlands?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do European Union and Netherlands rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
European Union ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 5th 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.