Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in High income
High income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 250.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in High income, 1960–2025
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 High income is 250.72 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in High income peaked at 394.16 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1960.
High income ranks 3rd 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 High income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0683 BoP, current US$ per person | +3227.6% |
| 1968 | 0.077 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6676 BoP, current US$ per person | +537.7% |
| 1971 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.0% |
| 1972 | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.3% |
| 1976 | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 4.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 5.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1987 | 10.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 13.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1989 | 14.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 18.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1991 | 16.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 17.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 17.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 19.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 24.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 34.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 35.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 49.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 54.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 54.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 66.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 95.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 122.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 128.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 142.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 170.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 161.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 177.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 194.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 194.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 210.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 235.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 258.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 238.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 256.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 274.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 284.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 289.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 340.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 350.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 365.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 394.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 250.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +3227.6% | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0683 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1970 | +537.7% | 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6676 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1961 | +97.6% | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6676 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 49.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 170.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 232.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 177.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 284.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 331.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 250.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 394.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
More economy & growth data for High income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 967.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in High income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in High income was 250.72 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 394.16 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does High income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.