Singapore vs Small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Singapore
0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states
0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore rank
6th
Small states rank
9th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Singapore
- Small states
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 7.6 times Small states's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 6th and Small states ranks 9th of 170 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 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), Singapore or Small states?
- Singapore, at 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Singapore and Small states?
- 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Small states?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Small states rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Singapore ranks 6th and Small states ranks 9th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.