Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Sub-Saharan Africa
-15.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
39.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd
Sweden rank
20th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sweden
-250255075196119932025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 39.07 % change on previous year against -15.42 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 54.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 17.71 % change on previous year 18.06 % change on previous year 0.3578 % change on previous year Sweden
1980s 2 % change on previous year 14.78 % change on previous year 12.78 % change on previous year Sweden
1990s 10.15 % change on previous year 5.91 % change on previous year 4.23 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 20.9 % change on previous year 6.36 % change on previous year 14.54 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.7659 % change on previous year 17.1 % change on previous year 16.33 % change on previous year Sweden
2020s 3.69 % change on previous year 22.1 % change on previous year 18.42 % change on previous year Sweden

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), Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 39.07 % change on previous year against -15.42 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
54.49 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 47 groups.
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.