Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Ethiopia
2.62 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
2.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
142nd
Lesotho rank
144th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.62 million BoP, current US$ against 2.40 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 216,410 BoP, current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 144th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 42,101 BoP, current US$ 667,048 BoP, current US$ 624,947 BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2000s 939,776 BoP, current US$ 891,742 BoP, current US$ 48,035 BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
2010s 5.37 million BoP, current US$ 3.83 million BoP, current US$ 1.54 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 3.79 million BoP, current US$ 2.57 million BoP, current US$ 1.23 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia

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), Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 2.62 million BoP, current US$ against 2.40 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
216,410 BoP, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Ethiopia ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 144th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 7,856 data points, 1960–2025
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.