Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Maldives
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

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

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.0050.010.0150.02196219932025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 11.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 153 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

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), Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Maldives, at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2010.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Maldives ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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.