Costa Rica vs South Asia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
13th
South Asia rank
11th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 11th of 170 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
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), Costa Rica or South Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and South Asia?
- 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Asia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 11th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.