Ireland vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Ireland
0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
5th
Switzerland rank
4th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 153 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th 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.