Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 2.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde is 2.46 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde peaked at 11.34 million BoP, current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,246 BoP, current US$, in 2006.
That places Cape Verde 143rd out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 113,544 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 401,845 BoP, current US$ | +253.9% |
| 1988 | 116,141 BoP, current US$ | -71.1% |
| 1989 | 49,245 BoP, current US$ | -57.6% |
| 1990 | 120,660 BoP, current US$ | +145.0% |
| 1991 | 41,312 BoP, current US$ | -65.8% |
| 1992 | 104,385 BoP, current US$ | +152.7% |
| 1993 | 212,616 BoP, current US$ | +103.7% |
| 1994 | 59,714 BoP, current US$ | -71.9% |
| 1995 | 94,986 BoP, current US$ | +59.1% |
| 1996 | 26,274 BoP, current US$ | -72.3% |
| 1997 | 79,741 BoP, current US$ | +203.5% |
| 1998 | 335,135 BoP, current US$ | +320.3% |
| 1999 | 196,521 BoP, current US$ | -41.4% |
| 2000 | 166,370 BoP, current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 136,219 BoP, current US$ | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 193,784 BoP, current US$ | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 47,776 BoP, current US$ | -75.3% |
| 2004 | 256,893 BoP, current US$ | +437.7% |
| 2005 | 68,002 BoP, current US$ | -73.5% |
| 2006 | 2,246 BoP, current US$ | -96.7% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million BoP, current US$ | +57322.4% |
| 2008 | 34,422 BoP, current US$ | -97.3% |
| 2009 | 188,884 BoP, current US$ | +448.7% |
| 2010 | 343,346 BoP, current US$ | +81.8% |
| 2011 | 208,634 BoP, current US$ | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 73,922 BoP, current US$ | -64.6% |
| 2013 | 110,127 BoP, current US$ | +49.0% |
| 2014 | 4.80 million BoP, current US$ | +4254.8% |
| 2015 | 8.05 million BoP, current US$ | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | -70.2% |
| 2017 | 5.76 million BoP, current US$ | +139.8% |
| 2018 | 11.34 million BoP, current US$ | +96.9% |
| 2019 | 10.03 million BoP, current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 3.70 million BoP, current US$ | -63.1% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million BoP, current US$ | -63.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million BoP, current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million BoP, current US$ | +61.1% |
| 2024 | 1.98 million BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.46 million BoP, current US$ | +24.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.46 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136.42 million BoP, current US$, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.46 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.24 million BoP, current US$, 34% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +57322.4% | 2,246 BoP, current US$ | 1.29 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2014 | +4254.8% | 110,127 BoP, current US$ | 4.80 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 170,194 BoP, current US$ | 49,245 BoP, current US$ | 401,845 BoP, current US$ | 4 |
| 1990s | 127,134 BoP, current US$ | 26,274 BoP, current US$ | 335,135 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,425 BoP, current US$ | 2,246 BoP, current US$ | 1.29 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 million BoP, current US$ | 73,922 BoP, current US$ | 11.34 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million BoP, current US$ | 1.22 million BoP, current US$ | 3.70 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 140 Mozambique 2.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.65 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 142 Ethiopia 2.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 144 Lesotho 2.40 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 145 Comoros 2.36 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 146 Mauritania 2.33 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde was 2.46 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 million BoP, current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,246 BoP, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Cape Verde rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Cape Verde ranks 143rd out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.