Costa Rica vs Germany: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
12.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Germany
13.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
58th
Germany rank
56th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 13.46 % change on previous year against 12.25 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.21 % change on previous year.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Germany ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Germany ranks 56th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9 % change on previous year | 17.94 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 1980s | 13.5 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -9 % change on previous year | 25.43 % change on previous year | 34.43 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2000s | 19.63 % change on previous year | 6.62 % change on previous year | 13 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.35 % change on previous year | 10.19 % change on previous year | 8.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.4 % change on previous year | 10.43 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current), Costa Rica or Germany?
- Germany, at 13.46 % change on previous year against 12.25 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 1.21 % change on previous year, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Germany ranks 56th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.