Japan vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Japan
281.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea
273.64 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
South Korea rank
20th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 8.29 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 20th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 109.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 160.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 186.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.66 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 241.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 222.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
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), Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person against 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and South Korea?
- 8.29 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Japan ranks 19th 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.