Botswana vs IDA total: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Botswana
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
IDA total
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
43rd
IDA total rank
40th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Botswana
- IDA total
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 8.9 times IDA total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 43rd and IDA total ranks 40th of 170 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
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 IDA total?
- Botswana, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Botswana and IDA total?
- 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and IDA total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and IDA total rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and IDA total ranks 40th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.