Comoros vs Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments

Comoros
2.36 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Lesotho
2.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Comoros rank
145th
Lesotho rank
144th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments over time

  • Comoros
  • Lesotho
02.0M4.0M6.0M198820062025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.40 million BoP, current US$ against 2.36 million BoP, current US$ in Comoros, a difference of 37,220 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Lesotho ahead.

Comoros ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 144th of 171 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Lesotho Difference Ahead
2010s 523,221 BoP, current US$ 3.27 million BoP, current US$ 2.74 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2020s 1.80 million BoP, current US$ 2.62 million BoP, current US$ 820,159 BoP, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments, Comoros or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 2.40 million BoP, current US$ against 2.36 million BoP, current US$ in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments between Comoros and Lesotho?
37,220 BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments?
Comoros ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 144th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). 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.