Cayman Islands vs Small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Cayman Islands
0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states
0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
10th
Small states rank
9th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Small states
00.0050.010.015197319992025

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2.9 times Small states's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 10th and Small states ranks 9th of 170 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Small states Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands

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), Cayman Islands or Small states?
Cayman Islands, at 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Cayman Islands and Small states?
0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Small states?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Small states rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Cayman Islands ranks 10th and Small states ranks 9th 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.