Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
167
Highest
607.5 % change on previous year
Niger
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Uganda
Median
6.98 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
7,355
What the numbers show
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 607.5 % change on previous year in Niger; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.98 % change on previous year, and the mean is 17.37 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 159,958.0%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 2,880.4%).
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 607.5 % change on previous year | 2009 | up 4,279.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 563.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51,304.2% | volatile |
| 3 | South Sudan | 463.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 358.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Cameroon | 196.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,760.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Namibia | 144.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 496.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 107.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 482.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Fiji | 95.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 94.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,889.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 89.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,272.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 84.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Cambodia | 71.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 281.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Togo | 58.45 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | 53.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 48.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 46.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 296.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritania | 45.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahamas | 44.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,617.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Ukraine | 40.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Morocco | 40.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 392.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 39.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 39.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 22 | New Caledonia | 38.26 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 36.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Tunisia | 34.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Albania | 32.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 27.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 27.89 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 26.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 355.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Estonia | 25.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 24.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Moldova | 22.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 22.85 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 273.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Seychelles | 22.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159,958.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Syria | 21.85 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 21.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,984.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 20.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Macao | 19.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 19.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 367.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 19.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Austria | 19.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 18.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 18.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 381.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 18.25 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 17.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,245.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Tanzania | 17.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Cyprus | 17.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Belize | 17.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 16.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 50 | India | 15.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 365.3% | volatile |
| 51 | South Korea | 15.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 429.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 15.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 14.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 329.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Turkey | 14.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 13.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Germany | 13.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Brunei | 13.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 12.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 12.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 12.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 12.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Guyana | 11.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 63 | France | 11.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 11.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 11.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Suriname | 11.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 10.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Malta | 10.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 10.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 10.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 10.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 9.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 468.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Barbados | 8.56 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 8.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 399.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Singapore | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Ecuador | 8.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Peru | 7.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 6.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 6.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Thailand | 6.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Colombia | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Iceland | 6.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 6.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 6.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | 6.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Maldives | 6.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 294.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominica | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Russia | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Finland | 4.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Grenada | 4.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Lesotho | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 106 | China | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 0.1025 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | -0.0022 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Bangladesh | -0.0335 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Canada | -0.3533 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Portugal | -0.6848 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | -0.8458 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 116 | North Macedonia | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Senegal | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Cayman Islands | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Angola | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 148.0% | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 241.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Argentina | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 189.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Honduras | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 126 | French Polynesia | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 127 | United States | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | -5.39 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 165.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Mongolia | -5.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Eswatini | -5.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Paraguay | -6.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 342.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Indonesia | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Nicaragua | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Ghana | -7.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Curacao | -9.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | -10.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 401.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Bermuda | -10.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 261.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Hong Kong | -11.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,880.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovakia | -12.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Philippines | -13.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Iraq | -14.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | -17.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 467.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Burundi | -17.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Guinea | -19.48 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -20.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 146.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bolivia | -22.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 198.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Ethiopia | -22.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | -23.35 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 193.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | -23.99 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | -24.11 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 397.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | -27.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 473.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Palestine | -28.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 209.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Pakistan | -29.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 337.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Myanmar | -31.27 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Bhutan | -31.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Venezuela | -32.46 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 531.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Egypt | -39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 240.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Panama | -47.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Kosovo | -50.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -50.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Aruba | -55.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,157.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Tajikistan | -71.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Mozambique | -81.67 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 323.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | -86.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 422.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Sudan | -99.72 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Uganda | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 632.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 13.51 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.51 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.31 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12.3 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 11.78 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 9.8 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics 8.35 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 5.41 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -0.4267 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -1.09 % change on previous year
- Middle income -2.07 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -2.19 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -2.85 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -2.85 % change on previous year
- North America -3.32 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -4.63 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -4.74 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -4.98 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -12.37 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central -13.55 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -15.28 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -15.42 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -15.42 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -16.3 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -24.08 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -28.54 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -28.99 % change on previous year
- World -30.59 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -31.48 % change on previous year
- IDA total -32.19 % change on previous year
- IDA only -34.45 % change on previous year
- High income -36.13 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -37.33 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -37.36 % change on previous year
- OECD members -37.38 % change on previous year
- Small states -41.24 % change on previous year
- Other small states -42.3 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -43.51 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -49.34 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -51.62 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.