Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members
OECD members: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -37.38 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
OECD members recorded -37.38 % 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 504.5% on the previous year and down 392.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members peaked at 512.37 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -37.38 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places OECD members 35th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 25.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 32.5 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
| 1970 | 512.37 % change on previous year | +1476.7% |
| 1971 | 67.5 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 1972 | 20.25 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 1973 | 24.06 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 9.65 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1975 | 63.15 % change on previous year | +554.6% |
| 1976 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1977 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 20.35 % change on previous year | +204.1% |
| 1979 | 34.74 % change on previous year | +70.8% |
| 1980 | 9.6 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1981 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1982 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1983 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +96.6% |
| 1984 | 6.57 % change on previous year | +209.9% |
| 1985 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 30.99 % change on previous year | +461.4% |
| 1987 | 32.39 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 24.33 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1989 | 11.56 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 1990 | 28.58 % change on previous year | +147.3% |
| 1991 | -11.5 % change on previous year | -140.2% |
| 1992 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -177.1% |
| 1993 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1994 | 14.18 % change on previous year | -802.8% |
| 1995 | 15.99 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 45.42 % change on previous year | +184.1% |
| 1997 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1998 | 7.17 % change on previous year | +95.2% |
| 1999 | 26.86 % change on previous year | +274.7% |
| 2000 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2001 | -0.8966 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2002 | 14.2 % change on previous year | -1683.9% |
| 2003 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2004 | 46.71 % change on previous year | +421.1% |
| 2005 | 29.47 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2006 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2007 | 11.96 % change on previous year | +129.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2 % change on previous year | +52.2% |
| 2009 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -131.1% |
| 2010 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -265.4% |
| 2011 | 10.08 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2012 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2013 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -855.5% |
| 2014 | 15.18 % change on previous year | +51.9% |
| 2015 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2016 | -6.26 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 2017 | 7.82 % change on previous year | -224.9% |
| 2018 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 18.42 % change on previous year | +945.9% |
| 2022 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2023 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 9.24 % change on previous year | +95.5% |
| 2025 | -37.38 % change on previous year | -504.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1683.9% | -0.8966 % change on previous year | 14.2 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1476.7% | 32.5 % change on previous year | 512.37 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +945.9% | 1.76 % change on previous year | 18.42 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +855.5% | -1.32 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.56 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 76.51 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 512.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.62 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 32.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.72 % change on previous year | -11.5 % change on previous year | 45.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.73 % change on previous year | -5.65 % change on previous year | 46.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.96 % change on previous year | -6.26 % change on previous year | 15.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1723 % change on previous year | -37.38 % change on previous year | 18.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 36 Spain 21.38 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Malawi 20.23 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Macao 19.87 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members was -37.38 % 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 512.37 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.38 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does OECD members rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 392.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.