Belgium vs France: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Belgium
0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France
0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
France rank
19th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and France ranks 19th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
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), Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Belgium and France?
- 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 16th and France ranks 19th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.