Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 161,142 BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lesotho, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 161,142 BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lesotho peaked at 337,516 BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 273.51 BoP, current US$, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 130th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20,783 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 181,797 BoP, current US$ | +774.7% |
| 2008 | 142,159 BoP, current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 71,216 BoP, current US$ | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 273.51 BoP, current US$ | -99.6% |
| 2011 | 337,516 BoP, current US$ | +123300.4% |
| 2012 | 312,328 BoP, current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 277,898 BoP, current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 257,771 BoP, current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 226,948 BoP, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 196,333 BoP, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 216,196 BoP, current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 218,820 BoP, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 199,406 BoP, current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 175,671 BoP, current US$ | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 195,073 BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 176,741 BoP, current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 156,174 BoP, current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 157,211 BoP, current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 161,142 BoP, current US$ | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +123300.4% | 273.51 BoP, current US$ | 337,516 BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | +774.7% | 20,783 BoP, current US$ | 181,797 BoP, current US$ |
| 2010 | -99.6% | 71,216 BoP, current US$ | 273.51 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103,989 BoP, current US$ | 20,783 BoP, current US$ | 181,797 BoP, current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 224,349 BoP, current US$ | 273.51 BoP, current US$ | 337,516 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,335 BoP, current US$ | 156,174 BoP, current US$ | 195,073 BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 127 Eswatini 223,849 BoP, current US$ compare
- 128 Bermuda 175,783 BoP, current US$ compare
- 129 Fiji 174,889 BoP, current US$ compare
- 131 Saint Lucia 134,767 BoP, current US$ compare
- 132 Mozambique 122,123 BoP, current US$ compare
- 133 Cape Verde 116,537 BoP, current US$ 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, receipts (bop, current) in Lesotho?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lesotho was 161,142 BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 337,516 BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.51 BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.