Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde stood at 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde peaked at 22.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2006.
Cape Verde ranks 111th of 171 countries 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.3223 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +249.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3205 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1339 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3214 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1074 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2653 BoP, current US$ per person | +147.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5289 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1456 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2272 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0617 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1842 BoP, current US$ per person | +198.4% |
| 1998 | 0.762 BoP, current US$ per person | +313.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4401 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2959 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4149 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1009 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5359 BoP, current US$ per person | +431.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1402 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.7% |
| 2007 | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +56690.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6735 BoP, current US$ per person | +881.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1444 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.6% |
| 2013 | 0.215 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 9.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +4253.9% |
| 2015 | 15.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.2% |
| 2017 | 11.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +139.6% |
| 2018 | 22.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.7% |
| 2019 | 19.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.2% |
| 2021 | 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.4% |
| 2022 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.3% |
| 2024 | 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 8.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +56690.4% | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2014 | +4253.9% | 0.215 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.36 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2010 | +881.0% | 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6735 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4753 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1339 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3044 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0617 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.762 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1444 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 108 New Caledonia 6.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Yemen 6.38 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Panama 5.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 112 Algeria 4.59 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Uzbekistan 4.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 114 Malawi 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde was 4.66 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 22.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- How does Cape Verde rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.