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

Japan
442 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
553.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
United States rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 553.4 BoP, current US$ per person against 442 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 111.4 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.

Japan ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 58.55 BoP, current US$ per person 128.65 BoP, current US$ per person 70.1 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2000s 131.06 BoP, current US$ per person 212.23 BoP, current US$ per person 81.16 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2010s 288.13 BoP, current US$ per person 350.64 BoP, current US$ per person 62.51 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2020s 395.14 BoP, current US$ per person 458.7 BoP, current US$ per person 63.56 BoP, current US$ per person United States

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 United States?
United States, at 553.4 BoP, current US$ per person against 442 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Japan and United States?
111.4 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 14th 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.