Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in High income
High income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -36.13 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in High income, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
High income recorded -36.13 % change on previous year for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 514.7% on the previous year and down 444.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in High income peaked at 543.69 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -36.13 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places High income 32nd 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 13.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 37.2 % change on previous year | +169.2% |
| 1970 | 543.69 % change on previous year | +1361.4% |
| 1971 | 69.83 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1972 | 19.78 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1973 | 24.06 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 9.72 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1975 | 63.71 % change on previous year | +555.2% |
| 1976 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1977 | 7 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 20.45 % change on previous year | +192.1% |
| 1979 | 27.06 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 1980 | 12.88 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5964 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1982 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +189.8% |
| 1983 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +145.8% |
| 1984 | 6.46 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1985 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 31.16 % change on previous year | +474.7% |
| 1987 | 32.22 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 24.75 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 11.61 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1990 | 27.99 % change on previous year | +141.1% |
| 1991 | -11.9 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1992 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -174.5% |
| 1993 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 1994 | 13.9 % change on previous year | -758.9% |
| 1995 | 24.38 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 1996 | 44.51 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 1997 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 1998 | 8.34 % change on previous year | +220.2% |
| 1999 | 30.36 % change on previous year | +264.1% |
| 2000 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 2001 | -0.544 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2002 | 10.88 % change on previous year | -2099.4% |
| 2003 | 11.88 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 45.08 % change on previous year | +279.6% |
| 2005 | 29.15 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 2007 | 11.55 % change on previous year | +116.7% |
| 2008 | 20.67 % change on previous year | +79.0% |
| 2009 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2010 | 10.44 % change on previous year | -301.7% |
| 2011 | 10.54 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3665 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2013 | 8.78 % change on previous year | +2295.2% |
| 2014 | 12.66 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2016 | -7.18 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2017 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -208.4% |
| 2018 | 7.5 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2020 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 17.51 % change on previous year | +876.4% |
| 2022 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2023 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 8.71 % change on previous year | +81.0% |
| 2025 | -36.13 % change on previous year | -514.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2295.2% | 0.3665 % change on previous year | 8.78 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +2099.4% | -0.544 % change on previous year | 10.88 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1361.4% | 37.2 % change on previous year | 543.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.76 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 79.16 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 543.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.11 % change on previous year | 0.5964 % change on previous year | 32.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.69 % change on previous year | -11.9 % change on previous year | 44.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.93 % change on previous year | -5.18 % change on previous year | 45.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.55 % change on previous year | -7.18 % change on previous year | 12.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0514 % change on previous year | -36.13 % change on previous year | 17.51 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 29 Estonia 25.59 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Cape Verde 24.21 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 23.13 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Moldova 22.93 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Belarus 22.85 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Seychelles 22.67 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Syria 21.85 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for High income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.636 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 679.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in High income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in High income was -36.13 % 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 543.69 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.13 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does High income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- High income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 444.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.