Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1975–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1985.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.1223 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1489 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1253 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1249 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0969 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0656 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.131 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1787 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2164 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +613.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5949 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4494 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +162.9% |
| 1998 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9742 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8909 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4923 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4987 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4959 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7707 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7006 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9103 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8514 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9967 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 2025 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +613.5% | 0.2164 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +162.9% | 0.4494 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1242 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1489 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0821 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7033 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7732 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4923 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9967 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 36 United States 151.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Slovakia 147.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Italy 144.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Croatia 134.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Antigua and Barbuda 132.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Andorra 129.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 Dominica 125.46 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.1 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per person in 1985.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.