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

Sierra Leone
16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
18.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
148th
Tonga rank
145th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 18.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tonga ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 145th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 7.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 13.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 17.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5 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), Sierra Leone or Tonga?
Tonga, at 18.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Sierra Leone and Tonga?
2.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tonga?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and Tonga rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Sierra Leone ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 145th 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.