Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ecuador is 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 349.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ecuador peaked at 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Ecuador 88th out of 171 countries 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +166.9% |
| 1978 | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.7% |
| 1981 | 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1983 | 2.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 4.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 4.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 4.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 5.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 5.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 5.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 4.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 5.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 2013 | 7.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 6.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 4.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 3.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.7% |
| 2019 | 8 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 7.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.1% |
| 2022 | 13.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 16.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 18.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 49% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Ecuador 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 | +166.9% | 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 85 Kazakhstan 22.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 86 El Salvador 21.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 87 Moldova 21.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 89 Peru 19.08 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 90 Ghana 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 91 Albania 18.18 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ecuador?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ecuador was 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Ecuador rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.