Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Suriname
Suriname: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Suriname, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Suriname peaked at 38.63 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2006.
Suriname ranks 97th of 171 countries 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +209.0% |
| 2008 | 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +366.0% |
| 2013 | 17.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.6% |
| 2014 | 24.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 33.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 2016 | 38.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 21.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.5% |
| 2018 | 14.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 8.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 7.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 8.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 10.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 10.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 10.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +366.0% | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.3 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 94 Ukraine 14.92 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Honduras 13.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 96 India 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 98 French Polynesia 11.94 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 10.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.84 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -919,348 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 206.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Suriname?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Suriname was 11.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 38.63 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Suriname ranks 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.