Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sierra Leone, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sierra Leone is 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 549.7% on the previous year and up 492.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 138th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1849 BoP, current US$ per person | +35006.9% |
| 2007 | 0.264 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1237 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0624 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person | +150.8% |
| 2014 | 0.151 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1259 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1464 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1032 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1473 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2141 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1377 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person | +549.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1369 BoP, current US$ per person, 6.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35006.9% | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1849 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2024 | +549.7% | 0.1377 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1032 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.264 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3107 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1377 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 135 Nigeria 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 136 Lesotho 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 137 Vanuatu 0.9521 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 139 Pakistan 0.8071 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 140 Zimbabwe 0.8009 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 141 Myanmar 0.6174 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -33,272 BoP, current US$ (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 121.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -16.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sierra Leone?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sierra Leone was 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 138th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 492.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.