Iceland vs United States: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Iceland
0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States
0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
21st
United States rank
20th

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

  • Iceland
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 153 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2010s 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2020s 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland

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), Iceland or United States?
United States, at 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Iceland and United States?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Iceland and United States rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Iceland ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th 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.