East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
16th
South Korea rank
13th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197519992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 114,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 34.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 2.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 5.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,315 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 49.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 572.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 3,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,870 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 105,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

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), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea?
114,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th 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.