Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Italy currently reports 144.22 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.07 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 142.15 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 69.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 171 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3011 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7099 BoP, current US$ per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4726 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 25.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4916 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 88.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 86.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 96.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 116.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Italy |
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), Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Italy, at 144.22 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.07 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 142.15 BoP, current US$ per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Italy ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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.