Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Senegal
Senegal: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Senegal, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Senegal peaked at 0.9858 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1989.
Senegal ranks 167th of 171 countries 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per person | +241.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0537 BoP, current US$ per person | +295.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2405 BoP, current US$ per person | +347.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3817 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5391 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5505 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2814 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3177 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6586 BoP, current US$ per person | +1292.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6566 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4594 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6639 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7518 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9858 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4623 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4176 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3679 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4172 BoP, current US$ per person | +376.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3531 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5079 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5138 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.526 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5988 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1292.8% | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6586 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2014 | +376.4% | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4172 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +347.9% | 0.0537 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2405 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +295.2% | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0537 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5391 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5373 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9858 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4205 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2891 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5988 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 164 Rwanda 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 165 Ethiopia 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 168 Tajikistan 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 169 Niger 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 170 East Timor 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Senegal?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Senegal was 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9858 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.