Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states
Other small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states is 1.43 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states peaked at 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 259,416 BoP, current US$, in 1974.
Other small states ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 271,152 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 259,416 BoP, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 519,773 BoP, current US$ | +100.4% |
| 1976 | 1.49 million BoP, current US$ | +187.6% |
| 1977 | 2.47 million BoP, current US$ | +65.1% |
| 1978 | 3.46 million BoP, current US$ | +40.1% |
| 1979 | 4.49 million BoP, current US$ | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 4.91 million BoP, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 5.08 million BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4.27 million BoP, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 4.65 million BoP, current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.94 million BoP, current US$ | -58.4% |
| 1985 | 2.52 million BoP, current US$ | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 9.96 million BoP, current US$ | +255.2% |
| 1988 | 11.73 million BoP, current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 12.60 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 16.71 million BoP, current US$ | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 14.57 million BoP, current US$ | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 22.57 million BoP, current US$ | +54.9% |
| 1993 | 22.42 million BoP, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 29.73 million BoP, current US$ | +32.6% |
| 1995 | 37.91 million BoP, current US$ | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 45.81 million BoP, current US$ | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 72.40 million BoP, current US$ | +58.1% |
| 1998 | 76.66 million BoP, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 81.07 million BoP, current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 75.17 million BoP, current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 88.49 million BoP, current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 101.78 million BoP, current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 130.04 million BoP, current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 166.66 million BoP, current US$ | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 287.33 million BoP, current US$ | +72.4% |
| 2006 | 372.53 million BoP, current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 326.63 million BoP, current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ | +254.5% |
| 2009 | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 848.57 million BoP, current US$ | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 740.35 million BoP, current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 739.63 million BoP, current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 859.67 million BoP, current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ | +51.9% |
| 2024 | 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | -42.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +255.2% | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | 9.96 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2008 | +254.5% | 326.63 million BoP, current US$ | 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 1976 | +187.6% | 519,773 BoP, current US$ | 1.49 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.85 million BoP, current US$ | 259,416 BoP, current US$ | 4.49 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.05 million BoP, current US$ | 1.94 million BoP, current US$ | 12.60 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.98 million BoP, current US$ | 14.57 million BoP, current US$ | 81.07 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 455.78 million BoP, current US$ | 75.17 million BoP, current US$ | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 739.63 million BoP, current US$ | 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 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
- 38 Chile 1.61 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 39 Romania 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Other small states
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 53.39 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,547 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5443 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states was 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,416 BoP, current US$ in 1974.
- How does Other small states rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Other small states ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.