Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 85.50 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income is 85.50 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 89.64 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.60 million BoP, current US$, in 1960.
That places Upper middle income 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | 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 | 80.57 million BoP, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 347.41 million BoP, current US$ | +331.2% |
| 1976 | 441.88 million BoP, current US$ | +27.2% |
| 1977 | 415.79 million BoP, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 512.01 million BoP, current US$ | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 679.16 million BoP, current US$ | +32.6% |
| 1980 | 642.09 million BoP, current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 918.30 million BoP, current US$ | +43.0% |
| 1982 | 926.07 million BoP, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 975.30 million BoP, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 874.72 million BoP, current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 832.49 million BoP, current US$ | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 883.32 million BoP, current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 898.23 million BoP, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 895.73 million BoP, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 2.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.5% |
| 1996 | 3.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 4.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 4.26 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 6.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 6.86 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +44.1% |
| 2003 | 10.96 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 13.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 16.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 18.75 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 23.23 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 27.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 32.75 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 36.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 41.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 47.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 49.85 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 48.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 50.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 57.23 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 65.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 64.63 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 64.04 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.77 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 79.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 85.50 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income 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 | +331.2% | 80.57 million BoP, current US$ | 347.41 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 | 273.83 million BoP, current US$ | 48.53 million BoP, current US$ | 679.16 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 891.38 million BoP, current US$ | 642.09 million BoP, current US$ | 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 27.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 32.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 65.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 64.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 89.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 Canada 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 India 18.76 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 France 16.75 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 South Korea 14.14 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Luxembourg 13.36 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Australia 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Brazil 12.33 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 85.50 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 89.64 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.60 million BoP, current US$ in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.