Bahamas vs Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Bahamas
44.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
-4.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bahamas rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
16th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Upper middle income
-1000100200300196119932025

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 44.56 % change on previous year against -4.63 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 49.19 % change on previous year.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 9.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 53.39 % change on previous year 16.63 % change on previous year 36.76 % change on previous year Bahamas
1980s 8.52 % change on previous year 5.53 % change on previous year 3 % change on previous year Bahamas
1990s 39.59 % change on previous year 17.44 % change on previous year 22.14 % change on previous year Bahamas
2000s 4.32 % change on previous year 18.84 % change on previous year 14.51 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2010s -1.48 % change on previous year 9.28 % change on previous year 10.76 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2020s 20.28 % change on previous year 7.12 % change on previous year 13.16 % 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 Upper middle income?
Bahamas, at 44.56 % change on previous year against -4.63 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Bahamas and Upper middle income?
49.19 % change on previous year, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Upper middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Upper middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Bahamas ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 7,355 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.