Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 23.63 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only stood at 23.63 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only peaked at 23.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1961.
IBRD only ranks 21st of 47 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1449 BoP, current US$ per person | +357.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1882 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1857 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2134 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2723 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2606 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3511 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3502 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3552 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3161 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2961 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3103 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3179 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3367 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3886 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4228 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4445 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4463 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5255 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8007 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8382 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 2.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 2.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 5.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 5.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 7.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 8.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 8.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 10.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 11.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 13.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 14.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 15.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 18.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 18.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 20.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 21.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 23.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 23.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +357.2% | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1449 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1143 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2723 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3283 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2606 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3886 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4228 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 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
- 21 Hong Kong 244.07 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 IBRD only
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only was 23.63 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 23.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does IBRD only rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IBRD only ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.