Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lesotho stood at 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lesotho peaked at 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +258.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +225.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -110.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -864.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.2% |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11811.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +957.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0009 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, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0009 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, 2.6× 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 | +11811.2% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +957.0% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +864.1% | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1995 | +258.5% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +225.8% | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1992 | +108.5% | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 109 Uzbekistan 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Bahamas 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Russia 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Egypt 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Nigeria 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 170 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 34.9%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by 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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.