Australia vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Australia
263.23 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
5.37 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 263.23 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 257.86 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 49.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 154 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1313 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 27.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3592 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 52.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 180.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 176.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
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), Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 263.23 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 257.86 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.