Bangladesh vs Maldives: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments

Bangladesh
92.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Maldives
98.23 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
84th
Maldives rank
83rd

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.23 million BoP, current US$ against 92.24 million BoP, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.98 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 84th and Maldives ranks 83rd of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 12.66 million BoP, current US$ 1.89 million BoP, current US$ 10.77 million BoP, current US$ Bangladesh
2010s 17.91 million BoP, current US$ 3.32 million BoP, current US$ 14.59 million BoP, current US$ Bangladesh
2020s 64.17 million BoP, current US$ 67.74 million BoP, current US$ 3.57 million BoP, current US$ Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 98.23 million BoP, current US$ against 92.24 million BoP, current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments between Bangladesh and Maldives?
5.98 million BoP, current US$, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments?
Bangladesh ranks 84th and Maldives ranks 83rd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 7,763 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.