Japan vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Japan
79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
South Korea rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197619992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 37,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 168 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 26,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,546 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 310.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 38,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 55,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 79,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,870 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,867 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), Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and South Korea?
37,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 168 countries.
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.