Singapore vs Sweden: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Singapore
0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore rank
6th
Sweden rank
9th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
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), Singapore or Sweden?
- Singapore, at 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Singapore and Sweden?
- 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Singapore ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th 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.