Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income peaked at 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1974.
That places Lower middle income 31st 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per person | +3870.9% |
| 1976 | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0633 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0517 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1028 BoP, current US$ per person | +98.8% |
| 1981 | 0.116 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0549 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1301 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1057 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1099 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1721 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4818 BoP, current US$ per person | +180.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2447 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5086 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5291 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6175 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5556 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.573 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4548 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5646 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.592 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.716 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.791 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 2.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 3.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 3.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 4.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 5.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 2024 | 6.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower 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 | +3870.9% | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +180.0% | 0.1721 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4818 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +133.8% | 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5086 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0633 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0768 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1301 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3091 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6175 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7837 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4548 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 28 Faroe Islands 186.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Maldives 186.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Hungary 181.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 Spain 179.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Slovenia 173.04 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Curacao 168.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Poland 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income was 7.18 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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.