Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Spain
13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
114.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th

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

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 114.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 121.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 315.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 308.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 614.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 604.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 2,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 10,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 11,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain

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), Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Spain, at 13,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 114.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Spain ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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.