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
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$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.