Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -0.4267 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only is -0.4267 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 104.4% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only peaked at 366.49 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -13.65 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places IBRD only 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 83.33 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 72.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 21.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 42.24 % change on previous year | +100.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8734 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1970 | 21.64 % change on previous year | +2378.4% |
| 1971 | -13.65 % change on previous year | -163.0% |
| 1972 | 44.83 % change on previous year | -428.5% |
| 1973 | 22.96 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 1974 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1975 | 366.49 % change on previous year | -6107.3% |
| 1976 | 32.46 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5289 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1978 | 17.1 % change on previous year | +3133.5% |
| 1979 | 29.94 % change on previous year | +75.1% |
| 1980 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 1981 | 37.3 % change on previous year | -1575.5% |
| 1982 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 1983 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +103.0% |
| 1984 | -9.34 % change on previous year | -376.6% |
| 1985 | -4.56 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1986 | 6.77 % change on previous year | -248.4% |
| 1987 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 1988 | 7.89 % change on previous year | +78.3% |
| 1989 | 17.52 % change on previous year | +121.9% |
| 1990 | 10.72 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1991 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1992 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1993 | 19.54 % change on previous year | +886.4% |
| 1994 | 54.59 % change on previous year | +179.4% |
| 1995 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1996 | 23.56 % change on previous year | +281.9% |
| 1997 | 42.97 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 1998 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1999 | 25.12 % change on previous year | +636.2% |
| 2000 | 20.91 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 2002 | 31.56 % change on previous year | +368.4% |
| 2003 | 15.48 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2004 | 24.25 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 2005 | 21.48 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 15.42 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 24.58 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 2008 | 21.73 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2009 | -0.1854 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 2010 | 21.14 % change on previous year | -11499.6% |
| 2011 | 12.67 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 16.98 % change on previous year | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 14.06 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 2015 | -6.42 % change on previous year | -231.1% |
| 2016 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 2017 | 13.41 % change on previous year | +285.5% |
| 2018 | 15.25 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2019 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2020 | -2.27 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 2021 | 19.76 % change on previous year | -970.8% |
| 2022 | -0.5095 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 2023 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -1151.7% |
| 2024 | 9.59 % change on previous year | +79.0% |
| 2025 | -0.4267 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only 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 | +11499.6% | -0.1854 % change on previous year | 21.14 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +6107.3% | -6.1 % change on previous year | 366.49 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +3133.5% | 0.5289 % change on previous year | 17.1 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +2378.4% | 0.8734 % change on previous year | 21.64 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1575.5% | -2.53 % change on previous year | 37.3 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1151.7% | -0.5095 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.02 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 83.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.62 % change on previous year | -13.65 % change on previous year | 366.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.25 % change on previous year | -9.34 % change on previous year | 37.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 54.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2 % change on previous year | -0.1854 % change on previous year | 31.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.44 % change on previous year | -6.42 % change on previous year | 21.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 % change on previous year | -2.27 % change on previous year | 19.76 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 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
- 12 Togo 58.45 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 43.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.9% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,247 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 39.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only was -0.4267 % 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 366.49 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.65 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does IBRD only rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IBRD only ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.