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

Austria
0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Austria rank
51st
South Africa rank
54th

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

  • Austria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Austria

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), Austria or South Africa?
Austria, at 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Austria and South Africa?
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Austria ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 170 countries.
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.