North America vs Switzerland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
North America
0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America rank
7th
Switzerland rank
4th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 5.7 times North America's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 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), North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between North America and Switzerland?
- 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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.