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

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.

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

Belgium

0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malta

0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Belgium rank

16th

Malta rank

15th

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

Belgium
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and Malta ranks 15th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2010s	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	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), Belgium or Malta?: Malta, at 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Belgium and Malta?: 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?: Belgium ranks 16th and Malta ranks 15th 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.