Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Saint Lucia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 5.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 170 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
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), Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.