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

Malta
605,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
8,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
6th
North America rank
8th

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

  • Malta
  • North America
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 605,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 596,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 69.3 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 6th and North America ranks 8th of 151 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta North America Difference Ahead
1980s 878.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 632.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s 845.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 636.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre North America
2000s 874,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 870,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 1.52 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 573,364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 565,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta

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), Malta or North America?
Malta, at 605,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Malta and North America?
596,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Malta and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Malta ranks 6th and North America ranks 8th 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.