Hong Kong vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Hong Kong
244.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
South Korea
273.64 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
21st
South Korea rank
20th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person against 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 29.57 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 20th of 171 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 186.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 205.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.18 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), Hong Kong or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person against 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 29.57 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 21st 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.