Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.34 BoP, current US$ per person
Change on year
down 18.4%
Rank
33rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
4.23 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern is 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 33rd 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 Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0431 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0612 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1093 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1785 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1735 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2042 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2329 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2346 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2686 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2685 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3502 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4164 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3735 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5381 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5441 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7019 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8352 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7935 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9545 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9848 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8662 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.871 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6645 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4678 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4848 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6617 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6088 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.535 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5366 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6534 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5474 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7692 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 0.682 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.9% |
| 1996 | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8908 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8327 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9759 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 3.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1385 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2346 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.509 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2685 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8352 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7099 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4678 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9848 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8094 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5366 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9759 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 30 Hungary 181.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 Spain 179.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Slovenia 173.04 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Curacao 168.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Poland 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Serbia 155.83 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 United States 151.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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.