Belgium vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Belgium
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 11.36 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 3.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 292.93 million BoP, current US$ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 4.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.98 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current), Belgium or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Belgium and Upper middle income?
- 11.36 billion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.