Finland vs Germany: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Finland
0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany
0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Finland rank
11th
Germany rank
14th

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

  • Finland
  • Germany
00.0050.010.015197119982025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.

Finland ranks 11th and Germany ranks 14th of 153 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
1980s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany
1990s 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2000s 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2010s 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2020s 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland

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), Finland or Germany?
Finland, at 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Finland and Germany?
0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Finland ranks 11th 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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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

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.