Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Iraq
Iraq: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Iraq, 2005–2024
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 Iraq is 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 812.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Iraq peaked at 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2008.
That places Iraq 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +612.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per person | +285.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1707 BoP, current US$ per person | +1182.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per person | +141.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 0.039 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1449 BoP, current US$ per person | +271.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1937 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2476 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1163 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1114 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1883 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2973 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 9% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1182.9% | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1707 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.109 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2476 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1926 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1114 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2973 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 149 Madagascar 0.3697 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Togo 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 151 Uganda 0.2787 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Nicaragua 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 155 Haiti 0.1561 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 438.70 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.65 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -42.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Iraq?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Iraq was 0.2498 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- How does Iraq rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Iraq ranks 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 812.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.