Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Italy's figure about 12.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Italy ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 153 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
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), Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Italy ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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.