El Salvador vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.
El Salvador ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0041 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 South Africa?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- El Salvador ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th 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.