Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Eswatini is 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 2,356.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Eswatini peaked at 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +156.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +110.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -87.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +293.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +543.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +151.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +141.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +367.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +222.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 19.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 28.8× the median. (37 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 | +543.9% | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +367.1% | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1985 | +293.9% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +222.8% | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1979 | +156.1% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +151.3% | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 11 Thailand 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Dominica 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Costa Rica 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Serbia 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 North Macedonia 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Grenada 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 170 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 2,356.7%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.