Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 42.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 is 42.52 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 42.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th 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, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per person | +534.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7374 BoP, current US$ per person | +2347.9% |
| 1976 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8321 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9949 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 1.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.2% |
| 1982 | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 2.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 1995 | 3.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 4.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 5.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 6.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.6% |
| 2003 | 8.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 11.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 13.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 15.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 15.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 20.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 23.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 26.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 28.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 27.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 27.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 28.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 22.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 26.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 30.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 32.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 38.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 42.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latin America & Caribbean 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 | +2347.9% | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7374 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +534.0% | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1971 | -90.2% | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5117 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 11 Australia 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latin America & Caribbean was 42.52 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?
- The highest recorded value was 42.52 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.