How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Germany

0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Germany rank

33rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

31st

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

Germany
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Germany 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, a difference of 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Germany's figure about 4.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
1980s	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
1990s	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
2000s	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
2010s	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
2020s	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany

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), Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Germany, at 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Germany ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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.