Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Euro area
Euro area: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 245.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Euro area, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Euro area stood at 245.57 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 71.2% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Euro area peaked at 853.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2213 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1967.
That places Euro area 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.2213 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.2478 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3414 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4155 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1971 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +339.0% |
| 1972 | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 3.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 6.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.6% |
| 1976 | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 6.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 8.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 10.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 12.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 10.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 10.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 10.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 11.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 15.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 19.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 1988 | 23.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 24.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 32.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1991 | 21.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 1992 | 22.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 22 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 26.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 27.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 26.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 29.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 48.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 45.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 45.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 58.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 125.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +116.2% |
| 2005 | 200.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.4% |
| 2006 | 219.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 251.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 311.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 268.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 288.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 317.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 299.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 357.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 429.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 561.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 479.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 514.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 562.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 580.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 572.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 708.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 717.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 764.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 853.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 245.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +339.0% | 0.4155 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +116.2% | 58.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 125.56 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2701 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2213 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3414 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 4.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4155 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 157.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 311.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 439.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 288.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 580.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 643.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 245.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 853.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Ireland 33,956 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 19,448 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Switzerland 4,199 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Singapore 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Netherlands 2,355 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Sweden 2,157 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Malta 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Euro area?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Euro area was 245.57 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 853.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2213 BoP, current US$ per person in 1967.
- How does Euro area rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Euro area ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.