Costa Rica vs Namibia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Costa Rica
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
84th
Namibia rank
81st
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Namibia ranks 81st of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0001 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 | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Namibia ranks 81st 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.