Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income
Middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income peaked at 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Middle income 23rd 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 1969 | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1322 BoP, current US$ per person | +347.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1714 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 0.167 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1905 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2473 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3354 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3188 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3163 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2738 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2556 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2661 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2718 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2905 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3382 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3721 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3993 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.389 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4812 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7078 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7264 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.833 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 5.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 5.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 9.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 10.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 10.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 13.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 12.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 15.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 17.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in 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 | +347.1% | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1322 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2914 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2473 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3382 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7729 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3721 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 20 South Korea 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Hong Kong 244.07 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income was 17.7 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.