Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
Sierra Leone
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2015
South Africa
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
57th
South Africa rank
59th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was South Africa ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 59th of 153 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 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 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0004 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 | Sierra Leone |
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), Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 57th 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.