How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Belgium vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Belgium

0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan

0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Belgium rank

16th

Japan rank

13th

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

Belgium
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and Japan ranks 13th of 153 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2010s	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2020s	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan

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 Japan?: Japan, at 0.0123 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 Japan?: 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?: Belgium ranks 16th and Japan ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 200 places, 6,418 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

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.