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

Maldives
0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states
0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
9th
Small states rank
9th

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

  • Maldives
  • Small states
00.0050.010.015197319992025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 3.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Small states ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and Small states ranks 9th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2010s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2020s 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

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 Small states?
Maldives, at 0.0139 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 Maldives and Small states?
0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Small states?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Small states rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Maldives ranks 9th 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.