Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Egypt
Egypt: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Egypt, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Egypt stood at 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Egypt peaked at 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5968 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1996.
That places Egypt 122nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1995 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5968 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.6% |
| 1997 | 5.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +793.5% |
| 1998 | 5.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 4.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 2.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.6% |
| 2003 | 2.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.8% |
| 2005 | 2.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.0% |
| 2006 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 2.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 2008 | 3.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 3.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 3.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 4.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +793.5% | 0.5968 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.33 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5968 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 119 Jordan 2.83 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Comoros 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Tunisia 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 124 Angola 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 125 Cameroon 2.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Egypt?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Egypt was 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5968 BoP, current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Egypt ranks 122nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.