East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
South Korea rank
22nd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Korea's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea

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), East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea?
0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
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.