Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 120.02 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total is 120.02 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 121.34 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.60 million BoP, current US$, in 1960.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.60 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 5.60 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 8.40 million BoP, current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 15.40 million BoP, current US$ | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 15.40 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 26.60 million BoP, current US$ | +72.7% |
| 1966 | 26.60 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 32.20 million BoP, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 45.80 million BoP, current US$ | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 46.20 million BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 56.20 million BoP, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 48.53 million BoP, current US$ | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 70.29 million BoP, current US$ | +44.8% |
| 1973 | 86.42 million BoP, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 81.73 million BoP, current US$ | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 379.25 million BoP, current US$ | +364.1% |
| 1976 | 502.63 million BoP, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 517.49 million BoP, current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 602.50 million BoP, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 785.54 million BoP, current US$ | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 823.08 million BoP, current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +37.3% |
| 1982 | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 991.23 million BoP, current US$ | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 944.59 million BoP, current US$ | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 1.49 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 3.08 billion BoP, current US$ | +50.6% |
| 1995 | 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 5.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +43.2% |
| 1998 | 5.87 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 7.33 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 8.86 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 9.41 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 12.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 14.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 17.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 21.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 24.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 31.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 37.71 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 37.65 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 51.05 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 59.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 68.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 71.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 67.18 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 69.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 78.56 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 90.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 89.68 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 87.59 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 104.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 104.24 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 109.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 121.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 120.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +364.1% | 81.73 million BoP, current US$ | 379.25 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.78 million BoP, current US$ | 5.60 million BoP, current US$ | 46.20 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 313.06 million BoP, current US$ | 48.53 million BoP, current US$ | 785.54 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 823.08 million BoP, current US$ | 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 90.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 87.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 121.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 11 Canada 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total was 120.02 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 121.34 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.60 million BoP, current US$ in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.