Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Arab World
Arab World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Arab World, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is down 64.9% on the previous year and up 166.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Arab World peaked at 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1985.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1627 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2426 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2036 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2017 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2253 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1558 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0879 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0749 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.083 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2112 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2395 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.278 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2692 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2912 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3269 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +653.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8827 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6765 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +172.7% |
| 1998 | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7319 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6838 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5229 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8978 BoP, current US$ per person | +71.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9293 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.0% |
| 2008 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.2% |
| 2020 | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 3.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 5.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 12.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +143.2% |
| 2024 | 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +653.1% | 0.3269 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +172.7% | 0.6765 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.202 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1627 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2426 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1322 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2395 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2692 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5229 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 29 Maldives 186.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Arab World?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Arab World was 4.62 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per person in 1985.
- How does Arab World rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.