North America vs Saint Lucia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
North America
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saint Lucia
0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America rank
27th
Saint Lucia rank
27th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- North America
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.9 times North America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 27th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
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), North America or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between North America and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Saint Lucia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Saint Lucia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 27th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- 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.