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

Maldives
0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Asia
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
9th
South Asia rank
11th

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

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 3.4 times South Asia's.

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

Maldives ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 11th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Asia
2010s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Asia
2020s 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 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 South Asia?
Maldives, at 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Maldives and South Asia?
0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Maldives ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 11th 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.