Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Poland
15,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
114.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

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

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 15,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 114.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 15,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 133.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 580.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 564.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2000s 3,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2010s 9,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 109.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,129 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2020s 13,335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland

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), Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Poland, at 15,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 114.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
15,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Poland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.