Sierra Leone vs Suriname: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments

Sierra Leone
7.73 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Suriname
7.67 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
128th
Suriname rank
129th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 7.73 million BoP, current US$ against 7.67 million BoP, current US$ in Suriname, a difference of 56,960 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 128th and Suriname ranks 129th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 1.10 million BoP, current US$ 1.97 million BoP, current US$ 871,141 BoP, current US$ Suriname
2010s 877,844 BoP, current US$ 11.07 million BoP, current US$ 10.20 million BoP, current US$ Suriname
2020s 2.62 million BoP, current US$ 5.95 million BoP, current US$ 3.32 million BoP, current US$ Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments, Sierra Leone or Suriname?
Sierra Leone, at 7.73 million BoP, current US$ against 7.67 million BoP, current US$ in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments between Sierra Leone and Suriname?
56,960 BoP, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Suriname?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Suriname rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments?
Sierra Leone ranks 128th and Suriname ranks 129th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). 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.