Finland vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Finland
4.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
4.79 % change on previous year
in 2025
Finland rank
100th
South Africa rank
98th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Finland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.79 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in Finland, a difference of 0.41 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.19 % change on previous year | 12 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 15.25 % change on previous year | 0.4356 % change on previous year | 14.82 % change on previous year | Finland |
| 1990s | 4.33 % change on previous year | 10.64 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 17.9 % change on previous year | 23.6 % change on previous year | 5.71 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -2.06 % change on previous year | -1.41 % change on previous year | 0.6495 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | South Africa |
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), Finland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.79 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Finland and South Africa?
- 0.41 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Finland ranks 100th 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$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.