Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -50.71 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Kosovo, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Kosovo stood at -50.71 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 124.4% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Kosovo peaked at 622.22 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -93.08 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Kosovo 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -22.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | -93.08 % change on previous year | +321.0% |
| 2008 | 127.14 % change on previous year | -236.6% |
| 2009 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2010 | -35.05 % change on previous year | -940.8% |
| 2011 | -86.07 % change on previous year | +145.6% |
| 2012 | -21.37 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2013 | 622.22 % change on previous year | -3012.2% |
| 2014 | -7.44 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2015 | -37.36 % change on previous year | +401.9% |
| 2016 | 54.79 % change on previous year | -246.7% |
| 2017 | -26.26 % change on previous year | -147.9% |
| 2018 | 264.14 % change on previous year | -1106.0% |
| 2019 | 45.47 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2020 | -39.61 % change on previous year | -187.1% |
| 2021 | 31.8 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 2022 | -46.22 % change on previous year | -245.3% |
| 2023 | -11.63 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2024 | 207.89 % change on previous year | -1886.8% |
| 2025 | -50.71 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's -50.71 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's -50.71 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.27 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Kosovo 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 | +3012.2% | -21.37 % change on previous year | 622.22 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +1886.8% | -11.63 % change on previous year | 207.89 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.03 % change on previous year | -93.08 % change on previous year | 127.14 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.31 % change on previous year | -86.07 % change on previous year | 622.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.25 % change on previous year | -50.71 % change on previous year | 207.89 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 157 Venezuela -32.46 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Egypt -39 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Panama -47.69 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -50.71 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Aruba -55.15 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Tajikistan -71.52 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,061 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1343 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 20.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 961.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 961.48 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Kosovo?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Kosovo was -50.71 % 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 622.22 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -93.08 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Kosovo rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Kosovo ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.