North America vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
North America
513.56 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
3,861 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3,861 BoP, current US$ per person against 513.56 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 3,347 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 7.5 times North America's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 953.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 752.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 328.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,881 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,552 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 431.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,516 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,084 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
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), North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3,861 BoP, current US$ per person against 513.56 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between North America and Switzerland?
- 3,347 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- 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.