Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -12.37 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Caribbean Small States, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States stood at -12.37 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 213.6% on the previous year and down 467.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 318.9 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -38.76 % change on previous year, in 1988.
That places Caribbean Small States 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 318.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 48.09 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1977 | 102.7 % change on previous year | +113.5% |
| 1978 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1979 | 29.8 % change on previous year | +251.9% |
| 1980 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1981 | 42.24 % change on previous year | +1168.1% |
| 1982 | -6.79 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1983 | 33.98 % change on previous year | -600.1% |
| 1984 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 1985 | 15.73 % change on previous year | +104.9% |
| 1986 | -13.27 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 1987 | 28.1 % change on previous year | -311.7% |
| 1988 | -38.76 % change on previous year | -237.9% |
| 1989 | -0.2956 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1990 | -9.1 % change on previous year | +2978.0% |
| 1991 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -217.0% |
| 1992 | 36.93 % change on previous year | +247.0% |
| 1993 | -26.14 % change on previous year | -170.8% |
| 1994 | 29.06 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
| 1995 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1996 | 70.18 % change on previous year | +1285.8% |
| 1997 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 1998 | 35.38 % change on previous year | -656.2% |
| 1999 | 14.81 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 2000 | 14.83 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -11.1 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 2002 | 30.4 % change on previous year | -374.0% |
| 2003 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 2004 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -347.9% |
| 2005 | -7.88 % change on previous year | -209.3% |
| 2006 | 28.82 % change on previous year | -465.6% |
| 2007 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2008 | 11.93 % change on previous year | -606.7% |
| 2009 | 4 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2010 | -15.44 % change on previous year | -485.7% |
| 2011 | 76.84 % change on previous year | -597.7% |
| 2012 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 2013 | 24.97 % change on previous year | +682.3% |
| 2014 | -12.45 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 2015 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 2016 | -11.38 % change on previous year | -437.4% |
| 2017 | -14.22 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2018 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2019 | -16.22 % change on previous year | +544.9% |
| 2020 | -24.83 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 2021 | 35.97 % change on previous year | -244.9% |
| 2022 | -10.3 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2023 | -8.96 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 10.89 % change on previous year | -221.5% |
| 2025 | -12.37 % change on previous year | -213.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Caribbean Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2978.0% | -0.2956 % change on previous year | -9.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.59 % change on previous year | 8.47 % change on previous year | 318.9 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.19 % change on previous year | -38.76 % change on previous year | 42.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.05 % change on previous year | -26.14 % change on previous year | 70.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3 % change on previous year | -11.1 % change on previous year | 30.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 % change on previous year | -16.22 % change on previous year | 76.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6 % change on previous year | -24.83 % change on previous year | 35.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 16 Mauritania 45.46 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Bahamas 44.56 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Ukraine 40.9 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Morocco 40.77 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Sweden 39.07 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Luxembourg 39.01 % change on previous year compare
- 22 New Caledonia 38.26 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP per capita 20,053 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 7,369 current US$ per person (2024)
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI 87.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 88.41 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States was -12.37 % 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 318.9 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.76 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 467.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.