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

Japan
142,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
94,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
South Korea rank
15th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k197619992023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 142,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 94,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 47,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 15th of 151 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 20,276 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 45,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 100,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 129,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

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), Japan or South Korea?
Japan, at 142,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 94,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Japan and South Korea?
47,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Japan ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,099 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

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.