Macao vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Macao
0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
North America
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macao rank
30th
North America rank
27th

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

  • Macao
  • North America
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Macao's figure about 2.8 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North America ahead.

Macao ranks 30th and North America ranks 27th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao North America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP North America
2010s 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Macao
2020s 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Macao

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), Macao or North America?
Macao, at 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Macao and North America?
0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and North America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Macao and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Macao ranks 30th and North America ranks 27th 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.