Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 40.3 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1968–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 40.3 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 40.3 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per person | +533.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7661 BoP, current US$ per person | +2414.7% |
| 1976 | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8006 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9631 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 1981 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.6% |
| 1982 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 2.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 3.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 5.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 6.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 8.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.1% |
| 2003 | 8.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 10.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 13.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 14.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 14.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 17.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 19.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 22.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 23.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 26.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 24.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 24.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 23.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 28.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 29.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 36.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 40.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 | +2414.7% | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7661 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +533.6% | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 12 Macao 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 United Kingdom 427.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Denmark 425.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Israel 362.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 Germany 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 Belgium 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Austria 284.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 40.3 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.