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

35 years are reported by both, from 1978 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.

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

Botswana

0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

India

0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Botswana rank

43rd

India rank

46th

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

Botswana
India

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 43rd and India ranks 46th of 170 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	India	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	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Botswana
2000s	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Botswana
2010s	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Botswana
2020s	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 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 India?: Botswana, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Botswana and India?: 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Botswana and India rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Botswana ranks 43rd and India ranks 46th 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.