Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Mauritania, 2014–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Mauritania stood at 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3,123.7% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Mauritania peaked at 10.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +103.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -84.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -86.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3123.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 160 Guinea 2.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- 161 Mali 1.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- 162 Tajikistan 1.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 164 Senegal 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 166 Bhutan 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Mauritania?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Mauritania was 1.56 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.