Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei
Brunei: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei stood at 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei peaked at 88.35 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
That places Brunei 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 6.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 7.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 9.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 10.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 15.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 19.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 19.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 32.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.1% |
| 2016 | 88.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +173.6% |
| 2017 | 39.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.9% |
| 2018 | 45.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 42.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 27.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 30.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.8% |
| 2023 | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 42.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +220.2% |
| 2025 | 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 29% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei 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 | +220.2% | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.26 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2016 | +173.6% | 32.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 88.35 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 88.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 61 Mexico 53.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 62 Barbados 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 63 Turkey 50 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 65 Saudi Arabia 45.96 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 66 Belize 45.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 67 Argentina 43.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 61.81 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 112.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3651 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 11,770 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 10,400 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei was 47.5 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 88.35 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Brunei rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Brunei ranks 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.