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

Philippines
1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
75th
South Africa rank
77th

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

  • Philippines
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 171 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

Philippines ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 55.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 129.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 82.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 141.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 276.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 160.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 115.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 986.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 808.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 178.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 2,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 560.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 1,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,182 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 616.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines

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), Philippines or South Africa?
Philippines, at 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Philippines and South Africa?
171 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Philippines ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th 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.