Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members
OECD members: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 241.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members, 1960–2025
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 OECD members is 241.01 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 37.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members peaked at 386.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1960.
OECD members ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0757 BoP, current US$ per person | +3219.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0941 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1232 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7463 BoP, current US$ per person | +505.5% |
| 1971 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.3% |
| 1972 | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.5% |
| 1976 | 3.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 1980 | 6.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 6.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 6.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 11.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 14.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 16.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 20.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 1991 | 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 19.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 18.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 21.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 24.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 35.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1997 | 36.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 38.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 48.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 52.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 51.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 63.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 92.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.7% |
| 2005 | 118.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 124.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 138.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 162 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 151.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 164.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 180.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 176.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 193.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 221.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 248.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 231.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 247.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 264.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 275.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 279.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 329.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 342.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 355.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 386.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 241.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +3219.8% | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0757 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1970 | +505.5% | 0.1232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7463 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1961 | +97.3% | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1232 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7463 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 162 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 164.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 275.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 241.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 386.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 2 Luxembourg 19,448 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Switzerland 4,199 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in OECD members was 241.01 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 386.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.