How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?

9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Benin

0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Lesotho

0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Benin rank

108th

Lesotho rank

107th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time

Benin
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lesotho ahead.

Benin ranks 108th and Lesotho ranks 107th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current), Benin or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Benin and Lesotho?: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?: Benin ranks 108th and Lesotho ranks 107th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 200 places, 6,418 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.