Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North America
North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North America, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North America peaked at 205.81 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9716 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places North America 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 North America, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9716 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1973 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 1979 | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 4.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.9% |
| 1982 | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 6.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 7.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 7.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 8.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 10.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 14.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 1989 | 14.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 17.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 20.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 24.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 23.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 26.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 29.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 32.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 37.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 45.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 51.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 62.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 62.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 74.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 90.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 94.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 91.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 98.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 108.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 112.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 118.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 125.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 131.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 133.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 138.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 128.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 148.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 154.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 153.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 154.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 160.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 175.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 205.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 192.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 194.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 187.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9716 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 118.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 154.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 160.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 205.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 4 Singapore 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Netherlands 2,355 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Sweden 2,157 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Malta 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Cayman Islands 1,357 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Cyprus 853.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Canada 484.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North America?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North America was 187.31 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 205.81 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9716 BoP, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does North America rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.