Botswana vs Colombia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Botswana
36.56 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Colombia
39.45 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
74th
Colombia rank
72nd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Botswana
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person against 36.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Colombia ahead.
Botswana ranks 74th and Colombia ranks 72nd of 171 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1422 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2007 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0585 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9387 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4381 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 28.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 38.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
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), Botswana or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person against 36.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Botswana and Colombia?
- 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Colombia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Colombia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Botswana ranks 74th and Colombia ranks 72nd of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.