Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 27.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0634 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0742 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1303 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1613 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2036 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2914 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3226 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4246 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4595 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8549 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5661 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.5% |
| 2000 | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 2001 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 4.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 5.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 6.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 8.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 9.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 10.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 12.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 14.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 15.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 15.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 18 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 21.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 21.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 27.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 25.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 25.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 27.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +149.7% | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.061 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.451 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1303 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 17 Belgium 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Austria 284.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 26.4 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.