Botswana vs Slovakia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Botswana
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Slovakia
0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
43rd
Slovakia rank
40th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Botswana
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Slovakia ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Slovakia ranks 40th of 170 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Botswana and Slovakia?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Slovakia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Slovakia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Slovakia 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.