Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1961–2025
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 Sub-Saharan Africa is -15.42 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of 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 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 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, 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 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
- 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
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,657 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.29 % change on previous year in 1985.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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 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.