Costa Rica vs World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
13th
World rank
14th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and World ranks 14th of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | World |
| 2010s | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Costa Rica and World?
- 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and World ranks 14th 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.