Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Macao
Macao: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Macao, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao stood at 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao peaked at 460.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2002.
Macao ranks 12th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Macao, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 11.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.4% |
| 2006 | 12.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 85.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +605.2% |
| 2008 | 188.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.8% |
| 2009 | 228.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 340.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 460.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 389.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 373.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 327.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 262.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 266.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 432.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.2% |
| 2018 | 434.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 390.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 201.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 246.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 219.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 372.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.9% |
| 2024 | 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 42.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +605.2% | 12.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.91 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 228.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 367.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 262.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 460.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 296.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 201.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 9 Cyprus 853.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Canada 484.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Australia 448.03 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
More economy & growth data for Macao
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.9796 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 74,350 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,499 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.3012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao was 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 460.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Macao ranks 12th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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.