Kenya vs Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Kenya
1.16 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
1.02 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
134th
Lesotho rank
136th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.14 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 136th of 171 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1912 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7924 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6012 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4227 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4507 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7332 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3334 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.989 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
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 Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.14 BoP, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Kenya ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 136th 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.