Sierra Leone vs South Asia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Sierra Leone
563.66 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Asia
13.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
South Asia rank
1st

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Asia
0200400600197720012025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 563.66 % change on previous year against 13.51 % change on previous year in South Asia, a difference of 550.15 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 41.7 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Asia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s -38.68 % change on previous year 22.3 % change on previous year 60.97 % change on previous year South Asia
2010s 11.59 % change on previous year 16.3 % change on previous year 4.71 % change on previous year South Asia
2020s 126.16 % change on previous year 16.88 % change on previous year 109.28 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

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), Sierra Leone or South Asia?
Sierra Leone, at 563.66 % change on previous year against 13.51 % change on previous year in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Sierra Leone and South Asia?
550.15 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Asia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and South Asia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 1st 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.