Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific (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
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 227 BoP, current US$ per person against 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 200.6 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 8.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 171 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.061 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.451 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 88.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 163.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 227 BoP, current US$ per person against 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 200.6 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.