Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 15.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
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 Low & middle income is 15.7 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Low & middle income peaked at 16.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Low & middle income 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.6% |
| 1966 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person | +347.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1601 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1562 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1782 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2306 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3129 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2974 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.295 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2552 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2381 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.248 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2533 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2707 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3149 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.346 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.372 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3627 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4483 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6582 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6748 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7718 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 1998 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 1.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 5.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 5.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 7.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 9.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 11.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 11.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 11.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 13.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 13.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 16.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 15.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Low & middle 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 | +347.0% | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0967 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2716 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2306 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3149 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7169 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.346 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 22 France 243.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Costa Rica 227 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Czechia 225.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 New Zealand 210.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Finland 196.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Iceland 193.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Faroe Islands 186.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- 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$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Low & middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Low & middle income was 15.7 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Low & middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.