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
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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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 7,763 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.