Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA total
IDA total: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA total, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA total is 1.71 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA total peaked at 2.52 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 574,634 BoP, current US$, in 1974.
IDA total ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 574,634 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 689,982 BoP, current US$ | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 1.19 million BoP, current US$ | +72.4% |
| 1977 | 13.39 million BoP, current US$ | +1026.1% |
| 1978 | 12.20 million BoP, current US$ | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 18.53 million BoP, current US$ | +51.9% |
| 1980 | 75.46 million BoP, current US$ | +307.3% |
| 1981 | 103.36 million BoP, current US$ | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 52.41 million BoP, current US$ | -49.3% |
| 1983 | 33.44 million BoP, current US$ | -36.2% |
| 1984 | 13.20 million BoP, current US$ | -60.5% |
| 1985 | 11.18 million BoP, current US$ | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 14.32 million BoP, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 1987 | 17.11 million BoP, current US$ | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 18.48 million BoP, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 22.29 million BoP, current US$ | +20.6% |
| 1990 | 29.87 million BoP, current US$ | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 64.95 million BoP, current US$ | +117.5% |
| 1992 | 35.72 million BoP, current US$ | -45.0% |
| 1993 | 141.27 million BoP, current US$ | +295.5% |
| 1994 | 137.43 million BoP, current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 126.11 million BoP, current US$ | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 110.54 million BoP, current US$ | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 165.25 million BoP, current US$ | +49.5% |
| 1998 | 160.23 million BoP, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 182.75 million BoP, current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 222.45 million BoP, current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 192.35 million BoP, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 213.61 million BoP, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 290.73 million BoP, current US$ | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 330.13 million BoP, current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 473.04 million BoP, current US$ | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 508.15 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 660.96 million BoP, current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 709.65 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 713.60 million BoP, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 700.03 million BoP, current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 650.36 million BoP, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 767.14 million BoP, current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 883.67 million BoP, current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 2.52 billion BoP, current US$ | +62.5% |
| 2025 | 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1026.1% | 1.19 million BoP, current US$ | 13.39 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1980 | +307.3% | 18.53 million BoP, current US$ | 75.46 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1993 | +295.5% | 35.72 million BoP, current US$ | 141.27 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.76 million BoP, current US$ | 574,634 BoP, current US$ | 18.53 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.12 million BoP, current US$ | 11.18 million BoP, current US$ | 103.36 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.41 million BoP, current US$ | 29.87 million BoP, current US$ | 182.75 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 431.47 million BoP, current US$ | 192.35 million BoP, current US$ | 713.60 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 650.36 million BoP, current US$ | 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 31 Czechia 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 32 Colombia 2.11 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 33 Argentina 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 34 Hong Kong 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 35 South Africa 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 36 Hungary 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 1.70 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA total?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA total was 1.71 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,634 BoP, current US$ in 1974.
- How does IDA total rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IDA total ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.