Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lesotho, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lesotho stood at 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lesotho peaked at 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 128th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0931 BoP, current US$ per person | +771.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per person | +122212.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1535 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1351 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1239 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1078 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0922 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0903 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0786 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0863 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0773 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0676 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0673 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per person, 40% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 BoP, current US$ per person, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 | +122212.5% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +771.1% | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0931 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2010 | -99.8% | 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0931 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1071 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0742 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0673 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0863 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 125 Solomon Islands 0.0856 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 126 El Salvador 0.0832 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 127 Benin 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 129 Uganda 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 130 Pakistan 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 131 Rwanda 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per person 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 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person 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 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Lesotho ranks 128th 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 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, 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, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.