Japan vs United Kingdom: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Japan
0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
23rd

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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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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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.