Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Eswatini, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 2,446.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Eswatini peaked at 110.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2987 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1984.
Eswatini ranks 71st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4119 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +199.7% |
| 1980 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +114.6% |
| 1982 | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 2.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2987 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.6% |
| 1985 | 0.826 BoP, current US$ per person | +176.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7743 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 6.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +705.5% |
| 1988 | 7.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 8.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 10.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1991 | 11.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 12.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 11.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 13.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 16.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 14.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 39.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +164.6% |
| 1998 | 38.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 38.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 40.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 51.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 66.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 70.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 97.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 98.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 110.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 109 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 105.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 14.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9548 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +187.0% |
| 2018 | 4.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.5% |
| 2019 | 6.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.6% |
| 2020 | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +313.8% |
| 2021 | 15.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 13.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 43.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +211.3% |
| 2024 | 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 38.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 70.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +705.5% | 0.7743 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.24 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2020 | +313.8% | 6.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2023 | +211.3% | 13.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.52 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1979 | +199.7% | 0.4119 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +187.0% | 0.9548 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | +176.5% | 0.2987 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.826 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4119 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2987 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9548 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 68 Seychelles 43.55 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 69 Bahamas 42.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 70 Greece 41.12 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 72 Colombia 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 37.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 74 Botswana 36.56 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.77 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 75.53 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 168.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.74 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Eswatini?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Eswatini was 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 110.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2987 BoP, current US$ per person in 1984.
- How does Eswatini rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Eswatini ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,446.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.