Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Australia
Australia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Australia peaked at 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.29 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1993.
Australia ranks 11th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 48.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 46.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 48.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 45.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 54.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 55.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 62.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 64.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 59.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 67.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 60.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 51.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 76.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 87.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 97.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 105.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 134.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 141.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 131.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 157.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 187.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 186.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 172.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 172.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 159.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 168.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 187.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 209.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 208.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 229.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 277.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 310.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 333.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 398 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 43.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 141.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 157.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 209.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 332.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 229.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Cayman Islands 1,357 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Cyprus 853.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Canada 484.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Macao 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 United Kingdom 427.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Denmark 425.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Australia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Australia was 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.29 BoP, current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.