Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 5.41 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific stood at 5.41 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 238.78 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -7.94 % change on previous year, in 1981.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 157.03 % change on previous year | +1210.7% |
| 1978 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1979 | 60.14 % change on previous year | +647.8% |
| 1980 | 238.78 % change on previous year | +297.0% |
| 1981 | -7.94 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 1982 | 16.64 % change on previous year | -309.6% |
| 1983 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 1984 | 40.98 % change on previous year | +484.6% |
| 1985 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1986 | 40.35 % change on previous year | +195.3% |
| 1987 | 23.86 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 1988 | 38.94 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1989 | 123.93 % change on previous year | +218.3% |
| 1990 | 14.7 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1991 | 11.05 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 1993 | -4.03 % change on previous year | -161.9% |
| 1994 | 19.97 % change on previous year | -595.3% |
| 1995 | 80.04 % change on previous year | +300.9% |
| 1996 | 176.28 % change on previous year | +120.2% |
| 1997 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1998 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -281.5% |
| 1999 | 28.26 % change on previous year | -656.8% |
| 2000 | 17.79 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2001 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 2002 | 7.16 % change on previous year | +193.8% |
| 2003 | 14.12 % change on previous year | +97.1% |
| 2004 | 25.77 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 2005 | 11.49 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 2006 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 11.17 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 2008 | 18.07 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5397 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2010 | 19.46 % change on previous year | +3505.4% |
| 2011 | 7.43 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 2012 | 10.74 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2014 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2015 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -323.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 2017 | 9.47 % change on previous year | +660.9% |
| 2018 | 11.79 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2020 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 2021 | 14.35 % change on previous year | +309.5% |
| 2022 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2023 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -189.1% |
| 2024 | 6.66 % change on previous year | +305.6% |
| 2025 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3505.4% | 0.5397 % change on previous year | 19.46 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.3 % change on previous year | 8.04 % change on previous year | 157.03 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 53.62 % change on previous year | -7.94 % change on previous year | 238.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.05 % change on previous year | -5.07 % change on previous year | 176.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 % change on previous year | 0.5397 % change on previous year | 25.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 % change on previous year | -7.84 % change on previous year | 19.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.96 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | 14.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 5 Namibia 144.31 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 107.48 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Fiji 95.1 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Lithuania 94.49 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Zambia 89.22 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 84.33 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cambodia 71.13 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 59.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific was 5.41 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 238.78 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.94 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.