El Salvador vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

El Salvador
4.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
4.79 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador rank
101st
South Africa rank
98th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
-1000100200300196119932025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.79 % change on previous year against 4.37 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 42.31 % change on previous year -3.41 % change on previous year 45.72 % change on previous year El Salvador
1990s -7.41 % change on previous year -2.72 % change on previous year 4.7 % change on previous year South Africa
2000s 5.64 % change on previous year 23.6 % change on previous year 17.96 % change on previous year South Africa
2010s 18.38 % change on previous year -1.41 % change on previous year 19.79 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 5.94 % change on previous year 4.79 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year El Salvador

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), El Salvador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.79 % change on previous year against 4.37 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.42 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
El Salvador ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 7,355 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.