Ghana vs Jamaica: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Ghana
18.22 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Jamaica
17.88 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
90th
Jamaica rank
92nd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person against 17.88 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.34 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Jamaica ahead.
Ghana ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 92nd of 171 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.0951 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 9.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
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), Ghana or Jamaica?
- Ghana, at 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person against 17.88 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.34 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Ghana ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 92nd 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.