Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lesotho, 1988–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lesotho peaked at 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.3839 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.7924 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7651 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2404 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5817 BoP, current US$ per person | +141.9% |
| 1994 | 0.174 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7029 BoP, current US$ per person | +304.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1666 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5681 BoP, current US$ per person | +240.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6781 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person | -110.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5374 BoP, current US$ per person | -842.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4637 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4033 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6347 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7912 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8513 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6325 BoP, current US$ per person | +12327.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1811 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.4% |
| 2010 | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +1246.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 1 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +12327.0% | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6325 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2010 | +1246.5% | 0.1811 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +842.5% | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5374 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +304.0% | 0.174 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7029 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +240.9% | 0.1666 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5681 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1992 | +141.9% | 0.2404 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5817 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5881 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3839 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7924 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4227 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7651 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4507 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8513 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Guyana 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 134 Kenya 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 135 Nigeria 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 137 Vanuatu 0.9521 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 139 Pakistan 0.8071 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lesotho?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lesotho was 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.