Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 17.16 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 17.16 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 17.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1961.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1186 BoP, current US$ per person | +354.3% |
| 1976 | 0.154 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1554 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1773 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2327 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3131 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2974 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2957 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2582 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2411 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2592 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2741 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3159 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3443 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3626 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4475 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6627 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6877 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8264 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 1998 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 3.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 4.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 5.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 6.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 6.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 8.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 9.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 11.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 11.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 10.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 13.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 15.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 15.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 17.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 17.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +354.3% | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1186 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0946 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.274 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2327 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3159 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3443 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 25 New Zealand 210.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Finland 196.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Iceland 193.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IDA & IBRD total was 17.16 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 17.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.