Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 6.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan is 6.11 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan peaked at 47.08 million BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36,803 BoP, current US$, in 2016.
Afghanistan ranks 132nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 308,406 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 94,761 BoP, current US$ | -69.3% |
| 2010 | 27.58 million BoP, current US$ | +29002.4% |
| 2011 | 47.08 million BoP, current US$ | +70.7% |
| 2012 | 10.74 million BoP, current US$ | -77.2% |
| 2013 | 10.94 million BoP, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 107,890 BoP, current US$ | -99.0% |
| 2015 | 242,476 BoP, current US$ | +124.7% |
| 2016 | 36,803 BoP, current US$ | -84.8% |
| 2017 | 180,660 BoP, current US$ | +390.9% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | +1229.8% |
| 2019 | 4.78 million BoP, current US$ | +98.9% |
| 2020 | 6.11 million BoP, current US$ | +27.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 6.11 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.11 million BoP, current US$, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 6.11 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205.47 million BoP, current US$, 3% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29002.4% | 94,761 BoP, current US$ | 27.58 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2018 | +1229.8% | 180,660 BoP, current US$ | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201,584 BoP, current US$ | 94,761 BoP, current US$ | 308,406 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.41 million BoP, current US$ | 36,803 BoP, current US$ | 47.08 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 million BoP, current US$ | 6.11 million BoP, current US$ | 6.11 million BoP, current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 129 Suriname 7.67 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 130 South Sudan 6.75 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 131 Aruba 6.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 133 Kosovo 5.90 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 133 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 5.90 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 5.58 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan was 6.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.08 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,803 BoP, current US$ in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.