El Salvador vs Mexico: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
El Salvador
0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mexico
0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
57th
Mexico rank
55th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 57th and Mexico ranks 55th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
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), El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- El Salvador ranks 57th and Mexico ranks 55th 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.