Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts

Netherlands
61.99 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
54.39 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Netherlands rank
2nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
4th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0B40.0B60.0B196719962025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 61.99 billion BoP, current US$ against 54.39 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 7.59 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 2nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 189.92 million BoP, current US$ 609.89 million BoP, current US$ 419.96 million BoP, current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 509.01 million BoP, current US$ 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 974.63 million BoP, current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 2.03 billion BoP, current US$ 5.44 billion BoP, current US$ 3.42 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 14.50 billion BoP, current US$ 12.85 billion BoP, current US$ 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2010s 35.10 billion BoP, current US$ 20.00 billion BoP, current US$ 15.09 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2020s 58.06 billion BoP, current US$ 31.89 billion BoP, current US$ 26.17 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Netherlands, at 61.99 billion BoP, current US$ against 54.39 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
7.59 billion BoP, current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts?
Netherlands ranks 2nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 6,433 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.