Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 26.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 26.73 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 27.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 19th out of 47 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0643 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0752 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.053 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0756 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1061 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1634 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2063 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2953 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3269 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4303 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4656 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8663 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5736 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.5% |
| 2000 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 2001 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 5.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 6.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 8.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 8.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 11.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 12.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 14.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 15.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 15.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 18.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 21.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 21.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 27.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 26.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 25.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 27.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 26.73 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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% | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0618 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1061 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.457 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 16 Germany 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.73 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.55 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.