Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bhutan, 2006–2024
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 Bhutan is 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,303.7% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan peaked at 0.9071 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2006.
Bhutan ranks 147th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.1371 BoP, current US$ per person | +2186.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1848 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per person | +188.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2389 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0911 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9071 BoP, current US$ per person | +1577.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6568 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4759 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3705 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4004 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2891 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1328 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person | +4303.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 40% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +4303.7% | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +2186.7% | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1371 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2014 | +1577.7% | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9071 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2151 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3796 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9071 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1217 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 0.556 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 145 Bangladesh 0.525 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Mauritania 0.4516 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 148 Tanzania 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Madagascar 0.3697 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Togo 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -72.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3328 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,495 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan was 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9071 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Bhutan ranks 147th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.