Small states vs Sweden: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Small states
0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states rank
9th
Sweden rank
7th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Small states
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 7.6 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.
Small states ranks 9th 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 | Small states | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 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), Small states or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0342 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 Small states and Sweden?
- 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Small states ranks 9th 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.