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

Japan
0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
13th
United Kingdom rank
12th

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2000s 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2020s 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

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), Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Japan and United Kingdom?
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 12th 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.