Hong Kong vs Slovakia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Hong Kong
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Slovakia
0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
42nd
Slovakia rank
40th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Hong Kong
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 42nd and Slovakia ranks 40th of 170 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Slovakia?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Slovakia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 42nd and Slovakia 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.