Brazil vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Brazil
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
61st
South Africa rank
59th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
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), Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Brazil ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.