Japan vs South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Japan
0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
South Korea rank
22nd

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 22nd of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

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), Japan or South Korea?
Japan, at 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Japan and South Korea?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 22nd 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.