Costa Rica vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 149.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 138.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 10.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 77th of 151 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 9.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 33.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 42.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 66.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 120.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 138.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 131.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 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 South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 149.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 138.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 10.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 77th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.