Cayman Islands vs Costa Rica: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Cayman Islands
0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
13th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 170 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands

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), Cayman Islands or Costa Rica?
Cayman Islands, at 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Cayman Islands and Costa Rica?
0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Costa Rica rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Cayman Islands ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 13th 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.