Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Benin
Benin: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Benin, 1983–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2,084.0% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin peaked at 0.4727 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2019.
Benin ranks 163rd of 171 countries 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per person | +525.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0671 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2292 BoP, current US$ per person | +241.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0882 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1086 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2399 BoP, current US$ per person | +121.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2831 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.221 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1836 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2205 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2998 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2944 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1892 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2232 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4727 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2045 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.2% |
| 2016 | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per person | +3163.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person | +2084.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +3163.8% | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2020 | +2084.0% | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1984 | +525.5% | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1073 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2292 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.201 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4727 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 160 Mozambique 0.0986 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 161 Guinea 0.0568 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 162 Burundi 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 164 Rwanda 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per person
- 165 Ethiopia 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin was 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4727 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Benin ranks 163rd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.