Costa Rica vs Japan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
12.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
13.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
58th
Japan rank
55th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.54 % change on previous year against 12.25 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.29 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Japan ranks 55th of 167 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.76 % change on previous year | 0.3414 % change on previous year | 9.41 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.63 % change on previous year | 5.82 % change on previous year | 13.81 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.35 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | 12.86 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.4 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | 7.78 % 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 Japan?
- Japan, at 13.54 % 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 Japan?
- 1.29 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Japan ranks 55th 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.