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

Singapore
0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore rank
6th
Switzerland rank
4th

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

  • Singapore
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 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), Singapore or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Singapore and Switzerland?
0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Singapore ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th 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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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.