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
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.