Costa Rica vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
227 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea
273.64 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
23rd
South Korea rank
20th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person against 227 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 46.64 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 20th of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.61 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.88 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.15 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 88.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 186.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 97.68 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 163.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 222.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.11 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
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 South Korea?
- South Korea, at 273.64 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 South Korea?
- 46.64 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and South Korea 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.