Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Asia
South Asia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Asia, 1976–2025
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 South Asia is 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 240.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Asia peaked at 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1980.
South Asia ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.046 BoP, current US$ per person | +150.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1117 BoP, current US$ per person | +161.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1281 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0715 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0649 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0698 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0852 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0804 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.107 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1354 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1728 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2319 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.256 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2716 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4244 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.3% |
| 2004 | 0.465 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5008 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6226 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8426 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 4.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 5 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 4.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 5.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 8.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +161.4% | 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1117 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1982 | +150.4% | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.046 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1281 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1099 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6032 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2319 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 24 Czechia 225.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 New Zealand 210.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Finland 196.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Iceland 193.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Faroe Islands 186.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Maldives 186.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Hungary 181.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Asia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Asia was 11.14 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does South Asia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- South Asia ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.