Africa Western and Central vs Bahamas: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Africa Western and Central
-13.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bahamas
44.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
20th
Bahamas rank
17th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Bahamas
0200400600197520002025

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 44.56 % change on previous year against -13.55 % change on previous year in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 58.11 % change on previous year.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 3.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bahamas ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 20th and Bahamas ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 3 and Bahamas in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Bahamas Difference Ahead
1970s 39.36 % change on previous year 72.08 % change on previous year 32.72 % change on previous year Bahamas
1980s -17.24 % change on previous year 8.7 % change on previous year 25.95 % change on previous year Bahamas
1990s 46.84 % change on previous year 39.59 % change on previous year 7.25 % change on previous year Africa Western and Central
2000s 124.32 % change on previous year 4.32 % change on previous year 120 % change on previous year Africa Western and Central
2010s 7.96 % change on previous year -1.48 % change on previous year 9.44 % change on previous year Africa Western and Central
2020s 19.41 % change on previous year 20.28 % change on previous year 0.8722 % change on previous year Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current), Africa Western and Central or Bahamas?
Bahamas, at 44.56 % change on previous year against -13.55 % change on previous year in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Africa Western and Central and Bahamas?
58.11 % change on previous year, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Bahamas?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Bahamas rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Africa Western and Central ranks 20th and Bahamas ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. 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, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 7,355 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.