OECD members vs Sweden: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
OECD members
0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
OECD members rank
7th
Sweden rank
7th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- OECD members
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 7.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
OECD members ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0342 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 Sweden?
- 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.