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

South Africa
1,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
1,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
77th
Uruguay rank
76th

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

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 77th and Uruguay ranks 76th of 168 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 129.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 181.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 808.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 750.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 633.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 849.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1,182 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 104.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

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), South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1,503 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 South Africa and Uruguay?
159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
South Africa ranks 77th and Uruguay ranks 76th 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.