Spain vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Spain
8.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Upper middle income
16.52 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
15th

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

  • Spain
  • Upper middle income
05.0B10.0B15.0B196219932025

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 8.44 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 2.0 times Spain's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 154 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 20.46 million BoP, current US$ 142.14 million BoP, current US$ 121.68 million BoP, current US$ Upper middle income
1980s 34.55 million BoP, current US$ 82.12 million BoP, current US$ 47.57 million BoP, current US$ Upper middle income
1990s 167.80 million BoP, current US$ 307.85 million BoP, current US$ 140.05 million BoP, current US$ Upper middle income
2010s 2.07 billion BoP, current US$ 5.33 billion BoP, current US$ 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ Upper middle income
2020s 4.74 billion BoP, current US$ 14.38 billion BoP, current US$ 9.64 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), Spain or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Spain and Upper middle income?
8.44 billion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Spain ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,588 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.