Maldives vs Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Maldives
0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
9th
Singapore rank
6th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.5 times Maldives's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 6th of 170 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
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), Maldives or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Maldives and Singapore?
- 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Maldives ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 6th 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.