Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia
Latvia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia, 1992–2025
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 Latvia is 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latvia peaked at 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 75th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3121 BoP, current US$ per person | +39905.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5981 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +351.0% |
| 1999 | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 16.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +299.6% |
| 2009 | 11.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 15.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 25.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 21.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 23.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 22.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 17.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 18.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 24.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 33.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 26.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 16.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 20.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 20.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 23.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 24.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 22% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 129.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 28% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +39905.4% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3121 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +351.0% | 0.5981 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 72 Colombia 39.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 37.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 74 Botswana 36.56 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 76 Bermuda 35.87 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 77 Georgia 35.53 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 78 China 33.15 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 317.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 171.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 243.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -83.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 131.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1255 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,301 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latvia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latvia was 36.1 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Latvia ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.