Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Japan
442 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.57 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0100200300400197419992025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 442 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 436.43 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 79.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 154 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 58.55 BoP, current US$ per person 0.5819 BoP, current US$ per person 57.96 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2000s 131.06 BoP, current US$ per person 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person 129.26 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2010s 288.13 BoP, current US$ per person 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person 285.59 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2020s 395.14 BoP, current US$ per person 5.83 BoP, current US$ per person 389.31 BoP, current US$ per person Japan

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), Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Japan, at 442 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
436.43 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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.