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

Hong Kong
676,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
742,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
5th
Switzerland rank
4th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 742,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 676,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 66,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 151 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 258,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 181,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,370 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 581,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 601,902 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 681,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 734,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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), Hong Kong or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 742,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 676,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Switzerland?
66,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Hong Kong ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th 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.