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

Germany
0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Japan rank
13th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 13th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Germany

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), Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0123 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 Germany and Japan?
0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Germany ranks 14th 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

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.