Lesotho vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments

Lesotho
2.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2.65 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Lesotho rank
144th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
141st

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
02.0M4.0M6.0M198820062025

How they compare

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 2.65 million BoP, current US$ against 2.40 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 246,950 BoP, current US$.

That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 144th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 141st of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Difference Ahead
2010s 3.72 million BoP, current US$ 1.27 million BoP, current US$ 2.44 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2020s 2.62 million BoP, current US$ 1.63 million BoP, current US$ 989,823 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, Lesotho or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 2.65 million BoP, current US$ against 2.40 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments between Lesotho and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
246,950 BoP, current US$, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments?
Lesotho ranks 144th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 141st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). 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.