How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?

51 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

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

Finland

0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Finland rank

11th

Sweden rank

9th

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

Finland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 153 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1980s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1990s	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

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 Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Finland and Sweden?: 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?: Finland ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th 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.