Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per person | +153.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0407 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1358 BoP, current US$ per person | +233.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1413 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1488 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2066 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2313 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3196 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3895 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.7% |
| 1989 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.5% |
| 1990 | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.8% |
| 1996 | 8.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +173.0% |
| 1997 | 8.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 10.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 11.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 11.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 19.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 20.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 23.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 27.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 26.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 34.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 37.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 38.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 39.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 36.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 36.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 43.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 52.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 51.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 52.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 55.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +233.8% | 0.0407 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1358 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +173.0% | 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.31 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1977 | +153.1% | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +120.5% | 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0407 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3403 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 8 Cayman Islands 1,357 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Cyprus 853.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Canada 484.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Australia 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Macao 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 United Kingdom 427.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Denmark 425.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 59.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific was 58.44 BoP, current US$ 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?
- The highest recorded value was 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.