Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Small states
Small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 74.77 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Small states, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states stood at 74.77 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states peaked at 128.23 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1973.
Small states ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per person | +206.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2612 BoP, current US$ per person | +246.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4437 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.9% |
| 1977 | 0.837 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9591 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1984 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.0% |
| 1988 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1989 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 3.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 5.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 6.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 7.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 8.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 8.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 12.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 14.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 21.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 27.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 24.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 73.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +198.7% |
| 2009 | 112.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.7% |
| 2010 | 106 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 56.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.5% |
| 2012 | 50.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 52.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 57.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 66.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 73.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 82.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 76.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 76.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 88.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 78.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 115.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 2024 | 128.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 74.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +246.6% | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2612 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +206.8% | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2008 | +198.7% | 24.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 73.15 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5467 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 106 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 128.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 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
- 11 Australia 448.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Macao 441.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 United Kingdom 427.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4415 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,363 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states was 74.77 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 128.23 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Small states rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Small states ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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.