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

South Korea
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle income
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
22nd
Middle income rank
20th

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.9 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle income ahead.

South Korea ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 20th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle income
1980s 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea

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), South Korea or Middle income?
South Korea, at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between South Korea and Middle income?
0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
South Korea ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 20th 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.