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

Botswana
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
43rd
Hong Kong rank
42nd

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

  • Botswana
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Botswana ranks 43rd and Hong Kong ranks 42nd of 170 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2000s 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong

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), Botswana or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Botswana and Hong Kong?
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Hong Kong?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Hong Kong rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Botswana ranks 43rd and Hong Kong ranks 42nd 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

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.