Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members
OECD members: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 337.96 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 337.96 billion BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members peaked at 539.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million BoP, current US$, in 1960.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1962 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 67.19 million BoP, current US$ | +3259.7% |
| 1968 | 84.48 million BoP, current US$ | +25.7% |
| 1969 | 111.93 million BoP, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 1970 | 685.45 million BoP, current US$ | +512.4% |
| 1971 | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +67.5% |
| 1972 | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 3.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +63.2% |
| 1976 | 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 3.48 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 4.18 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 5.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.7% |
| 1980 | 6.18 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 6.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 6.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 7.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 9.59 billion BoP, current US$ | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 12.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 15.78 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 17.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 22.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +28.6% |
| 1991 | 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 21.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 21.36 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 24.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 28.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 41.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +45.4% |
| 1997 | 42.66 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 45.71 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 58.00 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 63.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 62.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 71.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 78.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 114.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 148.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 156.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 174.70 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 206.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 194.82 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 213.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 234.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 231.40 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 254.52 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 293.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 330.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 309.95 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 334.19 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 359.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 375.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 382.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 452.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 471.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 494.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 539.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 337.96 billion BoP, current US$ | -37.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +3259.7% | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 67.19 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1970 | +512.4% | 111.93 million BoP, current US$ | 685.45 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1961 | +100.0% | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.66 million BoP, current US$ | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | 111.93 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 685.45 million BoP, current US$ | 5.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 58.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 62.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 206.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 293.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 213.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 375.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 446.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 337.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 539.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Ireland 183.22 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 United States 51.64 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 China 46.63 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members was 337.96 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 539.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million BoP, current US$ in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.