Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Colombia
Colombia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Colombia, 1968–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Colombia stood at 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Colombia peaked at 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.047 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
Colombia ranks 72nd 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.4047 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.345 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4805 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 1971 | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2986 BoP, current US$ per person | +534.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3738 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3687 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.208 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3387 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2872 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2007 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4214 BoP, current US$ per person | +109.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4118 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4024 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4288 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3491 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2392 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2343 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3279 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3212 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3776 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4007 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.574 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5154 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5571 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8084 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.1% |
| 1996 | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.8% |
| 1997 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 2.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 8.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +143.8% |
| 2008 | 10.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 11.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 13.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 16.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 20.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 27.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 30.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 28.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 26.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 26.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 26.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 22.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 26.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 32.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 38.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 37.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +534.6% | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2986 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +143.8% | 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.04 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3748 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.345 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4047 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2892 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4805 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3514 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2343 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4288 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4007 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 69 Bahamas 42.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 70 Greece 41.12 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 71 Eswatini 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 37.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 74 Botswana 36.56 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 75 Latvia 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Colombia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Colombia was 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.