How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ghana?

24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.

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.

Arab World vs Ghana: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Arab World

0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Ghana

0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

38th

Ghana rank

37th

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

Arab World
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ghana's figure about 9.1 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ghana ahead.

Arab World ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1980s	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1990s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Arab World
2010s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2020s	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana

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), Arab World or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Arab World and Ghana?: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ghana?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Ghana rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Arab World ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 37th 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: 24 September 2026

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.