Jamaica vs Kenya: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Jamaica
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
80th
Kenya rank
78th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Kenya ahead.

Jamaica ranks 80th and Kenya ranks 78th of 153 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

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), Jamaica or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Jamaica and Kenya?
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Jamaica ranks 80th and Kenya ranks 78th 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

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.