Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Nigeria, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Nigeria stood at 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Nigeria peaked at 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1986.
Nigeria ranks 135th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7438 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 1982 | 0.341 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1716 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3633 BoP, current US$ per person | +2680.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4655 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5653 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.3% |
| 2008 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2680.6% | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3633 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +99.3% | 0.5653 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1984 | -81.6% | 0.1716 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1982 | -68.0% | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.341 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3417 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8358 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3633 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 132 Bolivia 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Guyana 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 134 Kenya 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 136 Lesotho 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 137 Vanuatu 0.9521 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 0.8944 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Nigeria?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Nigeria was 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Nigeria rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Nigeria ranks 135th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.