Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Maldives
Maldives: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Maldives, 1986–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives is 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives peaked at 33,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Maldives 21st out of 151 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 1,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 11,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +750.0% |
| 1989 | 3,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 1990 | 5,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 14,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +258.3% |
| 1993 | 3,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -76.7% |
| 1994 | 5,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 1995 | 5,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 3,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 9,129 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +130.6% |
| 1998 | 8,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 6,825 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2000 | 12,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +81.0% |
| 2001 | 12,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 16,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 22,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 33,022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 25,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 33,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 21,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 23,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 18,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 112.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 165.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +750.0% | 1,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 6,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Sweden 23,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Austria 21,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Italy 19,276 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Hungary 18,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Kiribati 16,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Cayman Islands 16,546 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
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$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives was 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 151 countries with data for 2010.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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, 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.