OECD members vs Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
OECD members
0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
OECD members rank
7th
Singapore rank
6th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- OECD members
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 7.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
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), OECD members or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between OECD members and Singapore?
- 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Singapore?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Singapore rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 6th 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.