Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 9.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 9.8 % change on previous year for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 43.1% on the previous year and up 681.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income peaked at 186.28 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -48.07 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Lower middle income 6th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 109.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 47.31 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1978 | -21.93 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 1979 | 10 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 1980 | 104.05 % change on previous year | +940.3% |
| 1981 | 15.85 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1982 | -26.19 % change on previous year | -265.2% |
| 1983 | -32.55 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1984 | -29.28 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1985 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1986 | 9.65 % change on previous year | -431.3% |
| 1987 | 46.41 % change on previous year | +380.8% |
| 1988 | 113.96 % change on previous year | +145.5% |
| 1989 | 16.76 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1990 | -16.7 % change on previous year | -199.6% |
| 1991 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 1992 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -151.7% |
| 1993 | 69.55 % change on previous year | -2181.5% |
| 1994 | 186.28 % change on previous year | +167.8% |
| 1995 | -48.07 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1996 | -9.17 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 1997 | 138.85 % change on previous year | -1613.8% |
| 1998 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 1999 | 19.13 % change on previous year | +206.0% |
| 2000 | -8.17 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 2001 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -164.2% |
| 2002 | -19.05 % change on previous year | -463.4% |
| 2003 | 26.54 % change on previous year | -239.3% |
| 2004 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2005 | 23.19 % change on previous year | +239.2% |
| 2006 | 12.48 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2007 | 30.28 % change on previous year | +142.6% |
| 2008 | 24.29 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 10.4 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2010 | 15.68 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 2011 | 11.84 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 41.86 % change on previous year | +253.5% |
| 2013 | -0.9442 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 2014 | 23.82 % change on previous year | -2622.8% |
| 2015 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +210.6% |
| 2017 | 10.64 % change on previous year | +173.1% |
| 2018 | 18.61 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0613 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2020 | -8.29 % change on previous year | +13433.0% |
| 2021 | 17.61 % change on previous year | -312.4% |
| 2022 | 18.39 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 32.35 % change on previous year | +75.9% |
| 2024 | 17.21 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 2025 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -13433.0% | -0.0613 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +2622.8% | -0.9442 % change on previous year | 23.82 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +2181.5% | -3.34 % change on previous year | 69.55 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1613.8% | -9.17 % change on previous year | 138.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.32 % change on previous year | -21.93 % change on previous year | 109.91 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.57 % change on previous year | -32.55 % change on previous year | 113.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.93 % change on previous year | -48.07 % change on previous year | 186.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2 % change on previous year | -19.05 % change on previous year | 30.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.66 % change on previous year | -0.9442 % change on previous year | 41.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.51 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year | 32.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 3 South Sudan 463.3 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Cameroon 196.34 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income was 9.8 % 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 186.28 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.07 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Lower middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 681.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.