Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union
European Union: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
European Union recorded 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is down 63.4% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union peaked at 742.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1721 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1967.
European Union ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.1721 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.1926 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2653 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1970 | 0.438 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.1% |
| 1971 | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +254.7% |
| 1972 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 2.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.6% |
| 1976 | 5.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 5.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 6.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 8.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 10.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 8.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 8.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 8.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 9.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 12.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 1987 | 16.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1988 | 19.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 20.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 27.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 18.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 1992 | 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 18.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 19.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 22.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 24.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 26.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 42.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 40.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 39.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 42.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 51.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 106.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.1% |
| 2005 | 168.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.4% |
| 2006 | 185.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 213.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 265.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 229.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 246.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 271.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 257.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 306.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 366.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 470.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 403.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 436.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 476.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 495.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 493.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 609.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 625 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 665.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 742.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union 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 | +254.7% | 0.438 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +106.1% | 51.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 106.65 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1721 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2653 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.438 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 265.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 373.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 246.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 495.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 567.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 742.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union was 271.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 742.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1721 BoP, current US$ per person in 1967.
- How does European Union rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.