Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2020, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan stood at 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan peaked at 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2016.
That places Afghanistan 154th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.4% |
| 2010 | 0.975 BoP, current US$ per person | +28160.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3514 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3461 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person | +377.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0654 BoP, current US$ per person | +1191.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1262 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1369 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 6% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +28160.8% | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.975 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2018 | +1191.7% | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0654 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3485 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 151 Uganda 0.2787 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 152 Iraq 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Nicaragua 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 155 Haiti 0.1561 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1369 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 157 Tonga 0.1288 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Afghanistan was 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Afghanistan ranks 154th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.