Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malaysia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
29th
Malaysia rank
28th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 4.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia

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), Africa Eastern and Southern or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia?
0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 7,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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