Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong stood at 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong peaked at 284.13 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42.47 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1999.
Hong Kong ranks 21st of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.04 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | 42.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 2000 | 69.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.9% |
| 2001 | 73.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 103.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 128.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 163.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 189.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 197.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 217.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 231.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 243.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 281.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 284.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 282.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 282.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 268.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 255.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 256.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 260.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 267.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 263.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 235.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 274.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 284.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 23.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +62.9% | 42.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.19 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 161.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 243.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 255.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 284.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 259.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 235.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 284.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 18 Austria 284.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 19 Japan 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 South Korea 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 France 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Costa Rica 227 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Czechia 225.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong was 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 284.13 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.47 BoP, current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Hong Kong rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.