Costa Rica vs Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
227 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong
244.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Hong Kong rank
21st
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 227 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 17.07 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Hong Kong ranks 21st of 171 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 146.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 88.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 181.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 138.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 121.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
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 Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 227 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 17.07 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Hong Kong ranks 21st 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.