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

Ireland
0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Switzerland rank
4th

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

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
00.10.20.3200020122025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 8.2 times Switzerland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.2623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2243 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 Switzerland?
Ireland, at 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Ireland and Switzerland?
0.2642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Ireland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th 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

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.