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

Mexico
3.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
3.63 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
73rd
South Africa rank
72nd

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

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
0246196219932025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.54 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.

Mexico ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 72nd of 154 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2572 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4431 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1859 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 0.995 BoP, current US$ per person 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1883 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9719 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per person Mexico
2010s 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person Mexico
2020s 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9317 BoP, current US$ per person Mexico

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), Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Mexico and South Africa?
0.54 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Mexico ranks 73rd 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,433 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.