Sierra Leone's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$3.78 million in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 197.66% from US$1.27 million in 2010 (24.38% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.78 million | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.27 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$4.44 million | 2013 |
| Lowest | US$2,184 | 2003 |
| Average since 2008 | US$2.26 million | 2008–2015 |
| First recorded | US$2,184 | 2003 |
Over five years it is up 197.66% from US$1.27 million in 2010 (24.38% a year on average, compounded). Since 2003 it is up 173,163% from US$2,184 in 2003 (86.16% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 52,086.7% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.6% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$514,678 a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | US$3.78 million | 2015 |
| World | US$628.85 billion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$473.66 million | 2025 |
| Low income | US$17.16 million | 2025 |
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2015 ranking
- Haiti — 1st of 2: US$29.73 million
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 10 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,784,866 |
| 2014 | 4,250,503 |
| 2013 | 4,438,536 |
| 2012 | 1,069,329 |
| 2011 | 933,696 |
| 2010 | 1,271,523 |
| 2009 | 1,106,682 |
| 2008 | 1,230,982 |
| 2007 | no data |
| 2006 | no data |
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$374,374 (2024)
- Eswatini
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — US$7.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 169.12 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$10.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 67.92 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$846.3 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19,175 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,166 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,701 (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$433.27 million (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$3.78 million in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is up 173,163% from US$2,184 in 2003 (86.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.44 million in 2013 and the lowest US$2,184 in 2003.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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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