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
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.