Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union
European Union: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 122.54 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
European Union recorded 122.54 billion BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.3% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union peaked at 334.32 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.19 million BoP, current US$, in 1967.
That places European Union 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 65.19 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 73.48 million BoP, current US$ | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 101.93 million BoP, current US$ | +38.7% |
| 1970 | 169.25 million BoP, current US$ | +66.0% |
| 1971 | 603.67 million BoP, current US$ | +256.7% |
| 1972 | 723.24 million BoP, current US$ | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 908.58 million BoP, current US$ | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ | +91.7% |
| 1976 | 2.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 2.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 2.72 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 3.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +32.4% |
| 1980 | 4.08 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 3.62 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 5.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +36.8% |
| 1987 | 6.82 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 8.24 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 8.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 11.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 7.68 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 8.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 7.88 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 9.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 10.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 10.25 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 11.26 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 18.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +62.5% |
| 2000 | 17.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 16.91 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 18.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 22.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 46.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +106.9% |
| 2005 | 73.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 81.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 93.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 116.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 101.18 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 108.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 119.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 113.85 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 135.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 162.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 208.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 179.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 194.53 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 212.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 221.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 220.58 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 271.83 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 279.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 298.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 334.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 122.54 billion BoP, current US$ | -63.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +256.7% | 169.25 million BoP, current US$ | 603.67 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2004 | +106.9% | 22.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 46.31 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.20 million BoP, current US$ | 65.19 million BoP, current US$ | 101.93 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 169.25 million BoP, current US$ | 3.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 116.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 108.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 221.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 254.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 122.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 334.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 4 Netherlands 42.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Switzerland 38.18 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Japan 34.78 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Germany 30.15 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 8 United Kingdom 29.69 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 9 Sweden 22.86 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 10 Singapore 20.69 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union was 122.54 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 334.32 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.19 million BoP, current US$ in 1967.
- How does European Union rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- European Union ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.