OECD members vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

OECD members
0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
OECD members rank
7th
Switzerland rank
4th

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

  • OECD members
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 7.9 times OECD members's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0366 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 Switzerland?
0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Switzerland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do OECD members and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
OECD members ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th 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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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.