Africa Western and Central vs Poland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Africa Western and Central
0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Poland
0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
34th
Poland rank
34th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Poland
00.0020.0040.006197419992025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Poland's figure about 5.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 34th and Poland ranks 34th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland
2000s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland
2010s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland
2020s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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), Africa Western and Central or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Africa Western and Central and Poland?
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Poland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Poland rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Africa Western and Central ranks 34th and Poland ranks 34th 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 unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 7,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.