Colombia vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Colombia
4.25 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
3.63 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
71st
South Africa rank
72nd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.25 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.62 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 72nd of 154 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3995 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1984 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.2761 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3303 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.6905 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4431 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2474 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3444 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8389 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4403 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9719 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5316 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0742 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6743 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
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), Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 4.25 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.62 BoP, current US$ per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Colombia ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 72nd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.