South Korea vs Spain: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

South Korea
9.98 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
8.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
12th
Spain rank
14th

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

  • South Korea
  • Spain
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B197520002025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 9.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 1.90 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.

South Korea ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th of 154 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 2.38 million BoP, current US$ 21.64 million BoP, current US$ 19.26 million BoP, current US$ Spain
1980s 13.85 million BoP, current US$ 34.55 million BoP, current US$ 20.70 million BoP, current US$ Spain
1990s 165.01 million BoP, current US$ 167.80 million BoP, current US$ 2.79 million BoP, current US$ Spain
2010s 6.60 billion BoP, current US$ 2.07 billion BoP, current US$ 4.53 billion BoP, current US$ South Korea
2020s 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ 4.74 billion BoP, current US$ 3.88 billion BoP, current US$ South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current), South Korea or Spain?
South Korea, at 9.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between South Korea and Spain?
1.90 billion BoP, current US$, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
South Korea ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,588 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.