Africa Western and Central vs United States: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Africa Western and Central
1.68 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
151.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
37th
United States rank
36th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 151.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 149.41 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United States's figure about 90.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and United States ranks 36th of 47 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1980s 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person 5.78 BoP, current US$ per person 5.66 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1990s 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person 26.57 BoP, current US$ per person 26.55 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2000s 0.315 BoP, current US$ per person 75.02 BoP, current US$ per person 74.7 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2010s 0.7328 BoP, current US$ per person 118.43 BoP, current US$ per person 117.69 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2020s 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person 154.4 BoP, current US$ per person 153.09 BoP, current US$ per person United States

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), Africa Western and Central or United States?
United States, at 151.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Africa Western and Central and United States?
149.41 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and United States?
52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and United States rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and United States ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 7,763 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.