Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei
Brunei: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 13.28 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei stood at 13.28 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.0% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei peaked at 222.87 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -54.44 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Brunei ranks 57th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 14.54 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 25.3 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 2005 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2006 | 51.6 % change on previous year | +530.5% |
| 2007 | 19.77 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 2008 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2016 | 177.02 % change on previous year | +3837.9% |
| 2017 | -54.32 % change on previous year | -130.7% |
| 2018 | 14.21 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2019 | -5.09 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2020 | -34.19 % change on previous year | +571.8% |
| 2021 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 2022 | -54.44 % change on previous year | -634.8% |
| 2023 | -1.97 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2024 | 222.87 % change on previous year | -11389.7% |
| 2025 | 13.28 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 13.28 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.44 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 13.28 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.23 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +11389.7% | -1.97 % change on previous year | 222.87 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +3837.9% | 4.5 % change on previous year | 177.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.02 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 51.6 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.96 % change on previous year | -54.32 % change on previous year | 177.02 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.95 % change on previous year | -54.44 % change on previous year | 222.87 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 54 Turkey 14.15 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Japan 13.54 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Germany 13.46 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Costa Rica 12.25 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Comoros 12.23 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Hungary 12.14 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 61.81 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 112.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3651 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 11,770 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 10,400 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei was 13.28 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 222.87 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.44 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Brunei ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). 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)
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
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.