New Zealand vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

New Zealand
0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand rank
53rd
South Africa rank
54th

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

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 54th of 170 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand

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), New Zealand or South Africa?
New Zealand, at 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between New Zealand and South Africa?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
New Zealand ranks 53rd 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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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.