Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Africa Western and Central, 1974–2025
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 Western and Central is 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 153.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1977.
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th 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 Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | +1247.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per person | +1756.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5198 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1816 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0837 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per person | +199.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | +142.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1904 BoP, current US$ per person | +623.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3331 BoP, current US$ per person | +570.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3565 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6561 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7192 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7424 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7333 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6711 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7378 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7029 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7112 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6631 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6381 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6323 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7369 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9401 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +80.7% |
| 2025 | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1756.2% | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1979 | +1247.5% | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2003 | +623.8% | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1904 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +570.8% | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3331 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5198 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.315 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7424 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7328 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6323 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9401 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 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
- 37 Slovakia 147.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Italy 144.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Croatia 134.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Antigua and Barbuda 132.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9767 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,860 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9471 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,515 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Western and Central?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Africa Western and Central was 1.68 BoP, current US$ 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.