Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 74.54 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia, 1979–2024
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 Malaysia is 74.54 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia peaked at 77.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1979.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.0% |
| 1981 | 3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 21.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +596.1% |
| 2000 | 23.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 31.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 26.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 31.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 35.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 53.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 36.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 43.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 45.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 40.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 45.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 56.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 52.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 46.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 46.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 42.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 56.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 60.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 66.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 70.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 75.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 77.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 77.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 74.54 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 74.54 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 7.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +596.1% | 3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.42 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 70.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 52 Chile 81.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 53 Romania 75.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 54 Uruguay 75.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 56 Bulgaria 65.59 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 57 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 58 Aruba 59.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia was 74.54 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.