Hong Kong vs IDA total: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Hong Kong
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
IDA total
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
42nd
IDA total rank
40th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Hong Kong
- IDA total
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 9.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 42nd and IDA total ranks 40th of 170 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
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), Hong Kong or IDA total?
- Hong Kong, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Hong Kong and IDA total?
- 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and IDA total?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and IDA total rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 42nd and IDA total ranks 40th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.