Costa Rica vs Finland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
227 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Finland
196.79 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Finland rank
26th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 227 BoP, current US$ per person against 196.79 BoP, current US$ per person in Finland, a difference of 30.21 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Finland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 26th of 171 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 203.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 187.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 88.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 234.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 145.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 163.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 192.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
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 Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 227 BoP, current US$ per person against 196.79 BoP, current US$ per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 30.21 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 26th 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.