Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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, a difference of 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Maldives's figure about 11.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | 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?
- 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 as of 2010.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Maldives ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.