Eswatini's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$53,837 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 147.98% from US$21,710 in 2015 (9.51% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$53,837 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$57,210 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$21,710 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$36.38 million | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$2,658 | 2006 |
| Average since 2016 | US$247,786 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$87,971 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Eswatini's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 75.9% on 2024 (from US$223,849 to US$53,837).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9,362.9% and a typical year strayed about 50,495.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 276,709.3% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.9% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Eswatini had the 90th highest value of the 95 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | US$53,837 | 2025 |
| World | US$628.85 billion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$473.66 million | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$2.04 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Eswatini in the 2025 ranking
- El Salvador — 87th of 95: US$529,446
- Lesotho — 88th of 95: US$161,144
- Cabo Verde — 89th of 95: US$116,537
- Grenada — 91st of 95: US$49,567
- Suriname — 92nd of 95: US$17,583
- Angola — 93rd of 95: US$12,605
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 37 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53,837 |
| 2024 | 223,849 |
| 2023 | 1,059,687 |
| 2022 | 66,855 |
| 2021 | 76,383 |
| 2020 | 57,210 |
| 2019 | 212,495 |
| 2018 | 675,157 |
| 2017 | 36,212 |
| 2016 | 16,176 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$12,605 (2025)
- Benin — US$1.05 million (2021)
- Botswana — US$1.91 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$678,099 (2024)
- Burundi — US$1,261 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$116,537 (2025)
- Cameroon — US$942,194 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$374,374 (2024)
- Ethiopia
More economic policy & debt data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$330.7 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 5.92 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 6.41% (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$4.77 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 85.32 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$5.16 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 92.32 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,108 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 73,492 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Eswatini's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$53,837 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1988?
- It is down 38.8% from US$87,971 in 1988 (1.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$36.38 million in 2008 and the lowest US$2,658 in 2006.
- How does Eswatini rank?
- 90th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Eswatini?
- In 2025, Eswatini's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 75.9% on 2024 (from US$223,849 to US$53,837). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9,362.9% and a typical year strayed about 50,495.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.ROYL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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