How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?

13 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

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

Maldives

0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sweden

0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Maldives rank

9th

Sweden rank

7th

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

Maldives
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.5 times Maldives's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 170 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

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 Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0342 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 Sweden?: 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sweden rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?: Maldives ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.