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

South Korea
0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
23rd
Spain rank
24th

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

  • South Korea
  • Spain
00.0020.0040.006197520002025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.

South Korea ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 153 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 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 Spain
1980s 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 Spain
1990s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea

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), South Korea or Spain?
South Korea, at 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between South Korea and Spain?
0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
South Korea ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,418 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.