Belgium vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Belgium
0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Belgium
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Belgium's figure about 14.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 153 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 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 Upper middle income?
- Belgium, at 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Belgium and Upper middle income?
- 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Upper middle income 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.