Mexico vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Mexico
0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mexico rank
55th
South Africa rank
54th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Mexico, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was South Africa ahead.
Mexico ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 54th of 170 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
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), Mexico or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Mexico and South Africa?
- 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Mexico ranks 55th 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.