Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei
Brunei: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 22.15 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei is 22.15 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei peaked at 37.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million BoP, current US$, in 2001.
Brunei ranks 107th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.12 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 2.36 million BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 2.70 million BoP, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 3.38 million BoP, current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 3.66 million BoP, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 5.54 million BoP, current US$ | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 6.64 million BoP, current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 7.25 million BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 7.58 million BoP, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.64 million BoP, current US$ | +79.9% |
| 2016 | 37.77 million BoP, current US$ | +177.0% |
| 2017 | 17.25 million BoP, current US$ | -54.3% |
| 2018 | 19.71 million BoP, current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 18.70 million BoP, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 12.31 million BoP, current US$ | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 13.56 million BoP, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 6.18 million BoP, current US$ | -54.4% |
| 2023 | 6.06 million BoP, current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 19.55 million BoP, current US$ | +222.9% |
| 2025 | 22.15 million BoP, current US$ | +13.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 22.15 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.10 billion BoP, current US$, 2% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 22.15 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 216.32 million BoP, current US$, 10% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +222.9% | 6.06 million BoP, current US$ | 19.55 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2016 | +177.0% | 13.64 million BoP, current US$ | 37.77 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2.12 million BoP, current US$ | 7.58 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.41 million BoP, current US$ | 13.64 million BoP, current US$ | 37.77 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.30 million BoP, current US$ | 6.06 million BoP, current US$ | 22.15 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 104 Tanzania 25.96 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 105 Panama 24.68 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 106 Namibia 24.48 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 108 Belize 19.16 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 109 Bolivia 18.69 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 110 Montenegro 18.43 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 61.81 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 112.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3651 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 11,770 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 10,400 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei was 22.15 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 37.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million BoP, current US$ in 2001.
- How does Brunei rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Brunei ranks 107th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.