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

Kenya
75.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
129th
Lesotho rank
128th

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

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 75.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Lesotho ahead.

Kenya ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 128th of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 7.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 74.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 70.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 181.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 87.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 86.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.7574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

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?
Lesotho, at 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 75.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Kenya and Lesotho?
0.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Kenya ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 128th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,369 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.