Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Maldives
Maldives: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Maldives, 2007–2024
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 Maldives is 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1,351.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Maldives peaked at 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
That places Maldives 9th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +905.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +905.6% | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 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 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 6 Singapore 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Sweden 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Cyprus 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Cayman Islands 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Thailand 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Dominica 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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$), gaps filled 806.20 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Maldives?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Maldives was 0.0139 BoP, current US$ 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Maldives ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,351.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.