How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Botswana?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.

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.

Belgium vs Botswana: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Belgium

0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Botswana

0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Belgium rank

45th

Botswana rank

43rd

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

Belgium
Botswana

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 45th and Botswana ranks 43rd of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2010s	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2020s	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium

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), Belgium or Botswana?: Botswana, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Belgium and Botswana?: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Botswana?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Botswana rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Belgium ranks 45th and Botswana ranks 43rd of 170 countries.
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: 24 September 2026

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.