Bahamas vs North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Bahamas
44.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
North America
-3.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bahamas rank
17th
North America rank
15th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Bahamas
- North America
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 44.56 % change on previous year against -3.32 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 47.88 % change on previous year.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 13.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 17th and North America ranks 15th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.39 % change on previous year | 20.08 % change on previous year | 33.31 % change on previous year | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 8.52 % change on previous year | 18.56 % change on previous year | 10.04 % change on previous year | North America |
| 1990s | 39.59 % change on previous year | 15.18 % change on previous year | 24.4 % change on previous year | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 4.32 % change on previous year | 9.43 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | North America |
| 2010s | -1.48 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | North America |
| 2020s | 20.28 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year | 14.5 % 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), Bahamas or North America?
- Bahamas, at 44.56 % change on previous year against -3.32 % change on previous year in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Bahamas and North America?
- 47.88 % change on previous year, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and North America?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and North America rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Bahamas ranks 17th and North America ranks 15th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.