Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Ghana
Ghana: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Ghana, 1979–2025
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 Ghana is 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 1,143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ghana peaked at 20.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1988.
Ghana ranks 90th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.2931 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3013 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2768 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.023 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.1% |
| 1987 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.1% |
| 1990 | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per person | +143.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0556 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +3456.2% |
| 2019 | 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +314.9% |
| 2020 | 4.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 7.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.4% |
| 2022 | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 7.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 20.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +154.9% |
| 2025 | 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 17.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 31.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3456.2% | 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2019 | +314.9% | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0951 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3013 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0556 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 87 Moldova 21.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 88 Ecuador 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 89 Peru 19.08 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 91 Albania 18.18 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 92 Jamaica 17.88 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 93 Russia 17.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ghana?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Ghana was 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Ghana ranks 90th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.