Singapore vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.