Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Denmark
0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Denmark rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

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

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Denmark's figure about 4.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 170 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2010s 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2020s 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark

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), Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Denmark, at 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Denmark ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.