Belgium vs Germany: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Belgium
0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany
0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Germany rank
14th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Germany, at 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th 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.