Japan vs Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Japan
0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 170 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 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), Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Japan ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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.