Costa Rica vs Ghana: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
4.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ghana
5.29 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
66th
Ghana rank
63rd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.29 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.56 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Ghana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8077 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
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), Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 5.29 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.56 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Ghana ranks 63rd 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.