How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Seychelles?

47 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Jamaica vs Seychelles: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Jamaica

0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Seychelles

0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Jamaica rank

83rd

Seychelles rank

82nd

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

Jamaica
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.

Jamaica ranks 83rd and Seychelles ranks 82nd of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Seychelles
1980s	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Seychelles
1990s	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2000s	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2010s	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2020s	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

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), Jamaica or Seychelles?: Seychelles, at 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Jamaica and Seychelles?: 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Seychelles?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Seychelles rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Jamaica ranks 83rd and Seychelles ranks 82nd 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.