Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore
Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore stood at 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore peaked at 4,349 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 483.01 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
Singapore ranks 4th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 486.23 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 550.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 510.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 483.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,093 BoP, current US$ per person | +126.2% |
| 2000 | 1,266 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 1,185 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,647 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 1,933 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 2,226 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 2,219 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,138 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,811 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 2,694 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,354 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 3,925 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 4,349 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 4,258 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,817 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 3,505 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 2,791 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 2,814 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,060 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2,703 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 2,691 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,012 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 2,938 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2,885 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3,164 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 20.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 328.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +126.2% | 483.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,093 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 624.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 483.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,093 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,931 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,185 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,811 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,458 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,703 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,349 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,013 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,691 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Ireland 33,956 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 19,448 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Switzerland 4,199 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
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 17.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore was 3,386 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4,349 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 483.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Singapore rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.