Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Poland
0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Poland rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

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

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Poland's figure about 4.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Poland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 170 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland
2000s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland
2010s 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland
2020s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Poland

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), Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Poland, at 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Poland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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.