Africa Western and Central vs Portugal: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Africa Western and Central
61.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
40th
Portugal rank
40th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Portugal
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197419982023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 61.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 10,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 178.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 209.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 209.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 2.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 529.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 527.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.5164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 11.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 33.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 57.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

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), Africa Western and Central or Portugal?
Portugal, at 11,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 61.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Africa Western and Central and Portugal?
10,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Portugal?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Portugal rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,369 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.