IBRD only vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
IBRD only
0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
IBRD only rank
18th
Japan rank
21st
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- IBRD only
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IBRD only, a difference of 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.9 times IBRD only's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
IBRD only ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
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), IBRD only or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between IBRD only and Japan?
- 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do IBRD only and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IBRD only ranks 18th and Japan ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.