Japan vs World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Japan
0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
13th
World rank
10th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was World ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and World ranks 10th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | World |
| 2000s | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 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 World?
- Japan, at 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Japan and World?
- 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Japan ranks 13th and World ranks 10th 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.