Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin
Benin: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin, 2001–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin stood at 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5,934.5% on the previous year and up 51,995.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin peaked at 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2016.
Benin ranks 121st of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +111.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2950.5% |
| 2006 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -97.8% |
| 2008 | 0.179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +954.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +290.8% |
| 2015 | 0.045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 2018 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16878.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1547 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -87.8% |
| 2021 | 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5934.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1547 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 118 Kazakhstan 11.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Cape Verde 9.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Uganda 9.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 122 Samoa 7.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 123 Zimbabwe 6.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 124 Palestine 5.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin was 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Benin ranks 121st out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51,995.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.