Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North America
North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -3.32 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North America, 1971–2025
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 North America is -3.32 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 248.2% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North America peaked at 70.62 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -14.12 % change on previous year, in 1980.
North America ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 North America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 25 % change on previous year | +175.0% |
| 1973 | 33.33 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1974 | -10 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 1975 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -433.3% |
| 1976 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 1977 | 2 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 1978 | 31.37 % change on previous year | +1468.6% |
| 1979 | 26.87 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1980 | -14.12 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 1981 | 70.62 % change on previous year | -600.2% |
| 1982 | 18.57 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1983 | 12.33 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 1984 | 18.66 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0254 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 1986 | 18.8 % change on previous year | -74106.7% |
| 1987 | 21.37 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 37.6 % change on previous year | +75.9% |
| 1989 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1990 | 20.8 % change on previous year | +1025.1% |
| 1991 | 21.33 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 17.95 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1993 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 1994 | 13.37 % change on previous year | -684.9% |
| 1995 | 15.57 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 16.97 % change on previous year | +51.5% |
| 1998 | 20.78 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 16.13 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 22.7 % change on previous year | +40.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2457 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2002 | 18.79 % change on previous year | +7547.1% |
| 2003 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2004 | 21.43 % change on previous year | +678.3% |
| 2005 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2006 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 2007 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -392.7% |
| 2008 | 11.93 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 2010 | 6.53 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 6.09 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 2014 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +87.7% |
| 2015 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -247.6% |
| 2016 | 16.62 % change on previous year | -343.3% |
| 2017 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 2018 | -0.4 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2019 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -479.3% |
| 2020 | 4.38 % change on previous year | +188.9% |
| 2021 | 9.58 % change on previous year | +118.5% |
| 2022 | 18.02 % change on previous year | +88.1% |
| 2023 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -129.6% |
| 2024 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2025 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -248.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +74106.7% | -0.0254 % change on previous year | 18.8 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +7547.1% | 0.2457 % change on previous year | 18.79 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +1468.6% | 2 % change on previous year | 31.37 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +1025.1% | 1.85 % change on previous year | 20.8 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.24 % change on previous year | -10 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.56 % change on previous year | -14.12 % change on previous year | 70.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.18 % change on previous year | -2.29 % change on previous year | 21.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.43 % change on previous year | -2.97 % change on previous year | 22.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 % change on previous year | -6.83 % change on previous year | 16.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 % change on previous year | -5.33 % change on previous year | 18.02 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 12 Togo 58.45 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Solomon Islands 53.46 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Kenya 48.51 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Latvia 46.72 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Mauritania 45.46 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Bahamas 44.56 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Ukraine 40.9 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North America?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North America was -3.32 % 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 70.62 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.12 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does North America rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.