Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre by country
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
23.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Uganda
Median
1,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
7,369
What the numbers show
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 23.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 284,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 42,400.3%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 100.0%).
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 23.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Macao | 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 833.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 3.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ireland | 2.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 259.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Switzerland | 819,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | 427,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 10 | Maldives | 310,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,451.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 129,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 181.1% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Cyprus | 91,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,026.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 17 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 77,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Curacao | 58,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 58,525 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 21 | Bermuda | 42,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 36,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 429.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Aruba | 35,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Grenada | 34,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Barbados | 33,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2017 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 27,616 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 26,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 25,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 25,384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 23,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovakia | 17,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 16,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 16,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 15,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovenia | 14,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 11,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 9,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 8,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Dominica | 8,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 993.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 8,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 8,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7,292 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 6,617 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Faroe Islands | 6,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2011 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 6,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 50 | United States | 5,750 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 4,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 4,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 53 | India | 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Jamaica | 4,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 4,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 4,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 372.4% | volatile |
| 57 | China | 4,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritius | 4,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 60 | Lithuania | 3,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 365.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 3,188 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 3,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,568.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 2,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Estonia | 2,460 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Canada | 2,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 2,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 546.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 1,857 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Chile | 1,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Norway | 1,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Georgia | 1,530 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 690.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 1,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 77 | South Africa | 1,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Moldova | 1,338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Indonesia | 1,323 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 80 | Comoros | 1,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 658.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 1,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Belarus | 1,225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 1,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas | 1,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Ghana | 1,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 491.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Australia | 1,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei | 1,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Lebanon | 1,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 89 | French Polynesia | 960.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 912.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 649.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 896.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 92 | Iceland | 815.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 93 | Malawi | 797.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,111.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 762.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Latvia | 712.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Ukraine | 692.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 665.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 554.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 537.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 424.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Andorra | 494.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | falling |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 486.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,681.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Egypt | 462.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 104 | Peru | 462.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 440.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 106 | Yemen | 388.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 2,127.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 358.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 345.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,182.2% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 342.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 408.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 338.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Venezuela | 292.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 112 | Nigeria | 277.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Samoa | 220.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 220.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Russia | 209.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Syria | 199.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2010 | up 265.5% | rising |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 193.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 436.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 163.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | 160.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Angola | 157.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine | 148.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 136.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 269.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Pakistan | 134.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 127.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,235.3% | volatile |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 99.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 126 | East Timor | 89.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42,400.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | 84.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Kenya | 75.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Haiti | 59.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2015 | up 310.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Myanmar | 49.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2019 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 46.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 270.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Cameroon | 44.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 42.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Togo | 42.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2017 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 41.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Paraguay | 35.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Iraq | 30.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,250.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Tanzania | 25.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 714.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 24.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 143 | Zambia | 23.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 871.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Mongolia | 20.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tonga | 18.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Bolivia | 17.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Burundi | 16.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,520.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Madagascar | 14.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.5% | falling |
| 151 | Namibia | 12.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Rwanda | 11.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 153 | South Sudan | 10.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,510.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 9.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2014 | up 411.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 4.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Mozambique | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Benin | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 2.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea | 2.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2012 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Mali | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2010 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Senegal | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Uganda | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 96,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- European Union 74,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- OECD members 13,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 13,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 10,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 10,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- High income 9,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Other small states 8,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 5,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 5,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- World 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- North America 4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Small states 3,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IBRD only 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 1,158 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 1,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 1,058 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 982.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 774.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 698.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Arab World 449.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Caribbean Small States 224.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Eastern and Southern 146.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA blend 134.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 114.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 114.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 114.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 99.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 99.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Western and Central 61.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.