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

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

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

Ireland

0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malta

0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ireland rank

1st

Malta rank

3rd

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

Ireland
Malta

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.2569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 6.9 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 1st and Malta ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ireland
2010s	0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ireland
2020s	0.2623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ireland

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), Ireland or Malta?: Ireland, at 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Ireland and Malta?: 0.2569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Ireland ranks 1st and Malta ranks 3rd 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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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.