Japan vs United Kingdom: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 170 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Japan ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 23rd 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.