Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lesotho, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lesotho peaked at 165.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, -4.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 46.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +110.6% |
| 1990 | 45.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 14.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 1992 | 35.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +146.0% |
| 1994 | 11.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 1995 | 45.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +308.9% |
| 1996 | 10.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -76.0% |
| 1997 | 37.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +243.6% |
| 1998 | 44.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1999 | -4.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -110.7% |
| 2000 | 35.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -842.8% |
| 2001 | 30.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 26.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 41.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2004 | 51.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 54.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -99.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 40.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12411.5% |
| 2009 | 11.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.2% |
| 2010 | 160.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1256.9% |
| 2011 | 165.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 153.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 136.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 126.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 111.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 96.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 106.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 107.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 86.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 95.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 86.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (37 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 | +12411.5% | 0.3275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 40.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +1256.9% | 11.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 160.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +842.8% | -4.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 35.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +308.9% | 11.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +243.6% | 10.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 37.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 46.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 96.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 165.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 125 New Caledonia 99.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 126 East Timor 89.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 127 Algeria 84.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kenya 75.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 Haiti 59.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, 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 165.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.