Russia vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Russia
4.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
3.63 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Russia rank
69th
South Africa rank
72nd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 4.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.79 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.
Russia ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 72nd of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4647 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6682 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9719 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6769 BoP, current US$ per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 5.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Russia |
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), Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 4.42 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 Russia and South Africa?
- 0.79 BoP, current US$ per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Russia ranks 69th 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.