Kenya vs Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Kenya
48.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Low & middle income
-2.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
14th
Low & middle income rank
12th

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

  • Kenya
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 48.51 % change on previous year against -2.19 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 50.7 % change on previous year.

That makes Kenya's figure about 22.2 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 12th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Low & middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s -6.53 % change on previous year 17.69 % change on previous year 24.22 % change on previous year Low & middle income
2000s -3.68 % change on previous year 17.45 % change on previous year 21.13 % change on previous year Low & middle income
2010s 31.05 % change on previous year 9.57 % change on previous year 21.48 % change on previous year Kenya
2020s -5.69 % change on previous year 8.24 % change on previous year 13.93 % change on previous year Low & middle income

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), Kenya or Low & middle income?
Kenya, at 48.51 % change on previous year against -2.19 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Kenya and Low & middle income?
50.7 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Low & middle income rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Kenya ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 12th 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
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.