Costa Rica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 830.91 million BoP, current US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 338.80 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 171 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.80 million BoP, current US$ | 33.13 million BoP, current US$ | 28.33 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 6.77 million BoP, current US$ | 25.31 million BoP, current US$ | 18.54 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 17.27 million BoP, current US$ | 297.64 million BoP, current US$ | 280.37 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 66.83 million BoP, current US$ | 398.18 million BoP, current US$ | 331.34 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 426.85 million BoP, current US$ | 769.46 million BoP, current US$ | 342.61 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 836.46 million BoP, current US$ | 985.60 million BoP, current US$ | 149.14 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 830.91 million BoP, current US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 338.80 million BoP, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.