How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South Asia?

44 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.

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

Cyprus

0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Asia

0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cyprus rank

8th

South Asia rank

11th

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

Cyprus
South Asia

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 6.9 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 11th of 170 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
1980s	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
1990s	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
2000s	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
2010s	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
2020s	0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus

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), Cyprus or South Asia?: Cyprus, at 0.0284 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 Cyprus and South Asia?: 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South Asia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and South Asia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Cyprus ranks 8th 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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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.