Ireland vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Ireland
0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
North America
0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
5th
North America rank
7th

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

  • Ireland
  • North America
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 5.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North America ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and North America ranks 7th of 153 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP North America
2010s 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland

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), Ireland or North America?
Ireland, at 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Ireland and North America?
0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Ireland ranks 5th and North America ranks 7th 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.