Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (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
- Russia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Russia, a difference of 286.51 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Russia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.68 million BoP, current US$ | 351.26 million BoP, current US$ | 335.58 million BoP, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 445.05 million BoP, current US$ | Russia |
| 2010s | 6.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.89 billion BoP, current US$ | Russia |
| 2020s | 4.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ | Russia |
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), Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 286.51 million BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Russia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.