Germany vs United States: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Germany
601.59 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
553.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany rank
11th
United States rank
13th

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

  • Germany
  • United States
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 601.59 BoP, current US$ per person against 553.4 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 48.19 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States ahead.

Germany ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
1970s 4.03 BoP, current US$ per person 19.44 BoP, current US$ per person 15.41 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1980s 10.49 BoP, current US$ per person 34.76 BoP, current US$ per person 24.27 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1990s 28.89 BoP, current US$ per person 104.85 BoP, current US$ per person 75.96 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2000s 58.83 BoP, current US$ per person 212.23 BoP, current US$ per person 153.39 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2010s 278.53 BoP, current US$ per person 350.64 BoP, current US$ per person 72.11 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2020s 590.84 BoP, current US$ per person 458.7 BoP, current US$ per person 132.14 BoP, current US$ per person Germany

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), Germany or United States?
Germany, at 601.59 BoP, current US$ per person against 553.4 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Germany and United States?
48.19 BoP, current US$ per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Germany ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,433 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.