Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 56.59 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 56.59 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 58.26 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.51 million BoP, current US$, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.51 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 13.01 million BoP, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 33.01 million BoP, current US$ | +153.7% |
| 1978 | 36.91 million BoP, current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 61.31 million BoP, current US$ | +66.1% |
| 1980 | 86.00 million BoP, current US$ | +40.3% |
| 1981 | 102.14 million BoP, current US$ | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 60.48 million BoP, current US$ | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 66.77 million BoP, current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 75.78 million BoP, current US$ | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 63.11 million BoP, current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 67.56 million BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 95.43 million BoP, current US$ | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 115.55 million BoP, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 164.88 million BoP, current US$ | +42.7% |
| 1990 | 208.65 million BoP, current US$ | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 262.12 million BoP, current US$ | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 335.69 million BoP, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 487.12 million BoP, current US$ | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 546.57 million BoP, current US$ | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 728.94 million BoP, current US$ | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 798.91 million BoP, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +88.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +95.6% |
| 2000 | 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +38.8% |
| 2001 | 3.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 5.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 5.88 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 8.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 9.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 10.86 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 13.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 15.88 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 16.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 21.71 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 25.20 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 29.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 30.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 30.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.87 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 37.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 45.56 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 44.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 46.87 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 57.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 55.36 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 54.54 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 58.26 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 56.59 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +153.7% | 13.01 million BoP, current US$ | 33.01 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.35 million BoP, current US$ | 12.51 million BoP, current US$ | 61.31 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 89.77 million BoP, current US$ | 60.48 million BoP, current US$ | 164.88 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 785.46 million BoP, current US$ | 208.65 million BoP, current US$ | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 46.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 58.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 France 16.75 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 South Korea 14.14 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Luxembourg 13.36 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Australia 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Brazil 12.33 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 18 Spain 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 19 Italy 8.50 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 56.59 billion 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.26 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.51 million BoP, current US$ in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (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$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.