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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
114.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
11,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
Thailand rank
39th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 11,807 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 11,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 103.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 7.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 10.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 111.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 13.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 936.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 922.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 59.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,193 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 109.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 102.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

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), Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 11,807 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
11,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 39th of 47 groups.
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.