Hong Kong vs Malta: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Hong Kong
676,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
605,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
5th
Malta rank
6th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Malta
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 676,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 605,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 70,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 5th and Malta ranks 6th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 148,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 144,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 258,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 874,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 615,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 581,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 935,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 681,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 573,364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong

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), Hong Kong or Malta?
Hong Kong, at 676,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 605,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Malta?
70,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?
25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Hong Kong ranks 5th and Malta ranks 6th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,099 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.