Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Maldives
Maldives: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2010, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives stood at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives peaked at 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
Maldives ranks 35th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +612.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +207.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +104.4% |
| 1998 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
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 | +612.3% | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 32 Barbados 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Italy 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Slovenia 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Estonia 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Samoa 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Haiti 0.002 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$), annual growth rate 46.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Maldives was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Maldives ranks 35th out of 153 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 down 63.7%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.