Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 19.77 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Caribbean Small States, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 19.77 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 46.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1802 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd of 47 groups 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1802 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.7488 BoP, current US$ per person | +315.4% |
| 1976 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 1977 | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +101.1% |
| 1978 | 2.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.8% |
| 1980 | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 5.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 6.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 5.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 7.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 4.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 1989 | 4.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 4.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 5.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 1993 | 4.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 5.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 9.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 1997 | 9.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.3% |
| 1999 | 13.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 15.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 14.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 18.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 17.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 17.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 22.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 21.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 24.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 20.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 36.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.7% |
| 2012 | 37.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 40.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 41.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 36.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 31.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 30.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 25 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 18.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 25.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 22.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 20.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 22.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 19.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Caribbean Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +315.4% | 0.1802 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7488 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1802 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 46.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 19 Japan 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 South Korea 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Hong Kong 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 France 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Costa Rica 227 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Czechia 225.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 New Zealand 210.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.6% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 83.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 7.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 20,053 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Caribbean Small States was 19.77 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 46.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1802 BoP, current US$ per person in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.