Costa Rica vs France: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
227 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
France
243.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
23rd
France rank
22nd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 227 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 16.8 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and France ranks 22nd of 171 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.26 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
| 1980s | 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.04 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
| 1990s | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.18 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
| 2000s | 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 100.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.13 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
| 2010s | 88.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 191.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 102.85 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
| 2020s | 163.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 222.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.8 BoP, current US$ per person | France |
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 France?
- France, at 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 227 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and France?
- 16.8 BoP, current US$ per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and France ranks 22nd 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.