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

Nicaragua
12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
150th
Sierra Leone rank
148th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 3.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 150th and Sierra Leone ranks 148th of 168 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 6.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 10.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 9.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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), Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
3.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Nicaragua ranks 150th and Sierra Leone ranks 148th 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.