Iceland vs Malawi: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments

Iceland
75.74 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malawi
90.39 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Iceland rank
88th
Malawi rank
86th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments over time

  • Iceland
  • Malawi
050.0M100.0M150.0M199420092025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 90.39 million BoP, current US$ against 75.74 million BoP, current US$ in Iceland, a difference of 14.64 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 88th and Malawi ranks 86th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 46.76 million BoP, current US$ 429,556 BoP, current US$ 46.33 million BoP, current US$ Iceland
2010s 97.48 million BoP, current US$ 7.76 million BoP, current US$ 89.73 million BoP, current US$ Iceland
2020s 73.70 million BoP, current US$ 79.44 million BoP, current US$ 5.75 million BoP, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments, Iceland or Malawi?
Malawi, at 90.39 million BoP, current US$ against 75.74 million BoP, current US$ in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments between Iceland and Malawi?
14.64 million BoP, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Malawi rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments?
Iceland ranks 88th and Malawi ranks 86th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.