Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was -15.42 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at -15.42 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 183.8% on the previous year and down 229.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 83.33 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -27.29 % change on previous year, in 1985.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 17.39 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 1970 | 17.86 % change on previous year | +382.1% |
| 1971 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1972 | 34.18 % change on previous year | +1089.8% |
| 1973 | 22.43 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1974 | -7.44 % change on previous year | -133.2% |
| 1975 | 48.3 % change on previous year | -749.6% |
| 1976 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1977 | 32.67 % change on previous year | +701.9% |
| 1978 | 22.66 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4027 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 1980 | 54.28 % change on previous year | -13579.6% |
| 1981 | 14.53 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1982 | -23.78 % change on previous year | -263.6% |
| 1983 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1984 | -24.81 % change on previous year | +643.3% |
| 1985 | -27.29 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 7.77 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1987 | 37.52 % change on previous year | +382.7% |
| 1988 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1989 | -10.18 % change on previous year | +117.3% |
| 1990 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1991 | 25.22 % change on previous year | +744.1% |
| 1992 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1993 | 44.12 % change on previous year | -448.0% |
| 1994 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1995 | 65.75 % change on previous year | -761.0% |
| 1996 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1997 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -196.8% |
| 1998 | -11.2 % change on previous year | -719.3% |
| 1999 | -2.73 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 2000 | 19.79 % change on previous year | -825.4% |
| 2001 | 14.27 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 27.4 % change on previous year | +92.0% |
| 2003 | 37.58 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 32.08 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 26.28 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 15.43 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 2007 | 30.37 % change on previous year | +96.8% |
| 2008 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6441 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 2010 | 7.36 % change on previous year | +1042.4% |
| 2011 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.274 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0203 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 2015 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -23141.6% |
| 2016 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 2017 | 6.1 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 2018 | -11.9 % change on previous year | -294.9% |
| 2019 | -7.91 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2020 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 13.93 % change on previous year | -304.5% |
| 2022 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 2023 | 9.22 % change on previous year | +228.2% |
| 2024 | 18.4 % change on previous year | +99.6% |
| 2025 | -15.42 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -23141.6% | 0.0203 % change on previous year | -4.68 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +13579.6% | -0.4027 % change on previous year | 54.28 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1089.8% | 2.87 % change on previous year | 34.18 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1042.4% | 0.6441 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.58 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 83.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.72 % change on previous year | -7.44 % change on previous year | 48.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 % change on previous year | -27.29 % change on previous year | 54.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.15 % change on previous year | -12.68 % change on previous year | 65.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9 % change on previous year | 0.6441 % change on previous year | 37.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7659 % change on previous year | -11.9 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 % change on previous year | -15.42 % change on previous year | 18.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 19 Morocco 40.77 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Sweden 39.07 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Luxembourg 39.01 % change on previous year compare
- 22 New Caledonia 38.26 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Madagascar 36.25 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Tunisia 34.81 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Albania 32.75 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -84.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was -15.42 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.33 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.29 % change on previous year in 1985.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 229.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.