Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in India
India: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in India, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India stood at 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 239.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India peaked at 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1980.
India ranks 96th 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 India, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per person | +150.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.0% |
| 1988 | 0.131 BoP, current US$ per person | +161.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1502 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0838 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 1992 | 0.076 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0817 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0997 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.094 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1205 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1506 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1971 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3037 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.1% |
| 2000 | 0.267 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2941 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3145 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4924 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5383 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5818 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7213 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9741 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 2.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 4.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 7.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 9.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 11.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 12.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +161.3% | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.131 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1982 | +150.5% | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0552 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1502 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1263 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3037 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6967 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.267 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 93 Russia 17.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 94 Ukraine 14.92 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Honduras 13.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 97 Suriname 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 98 French Polynesia 11.94 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 10.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India was 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does India rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- India ranks 96th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.