Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Tanzania, 1995–2024
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 Tanzania is 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 1,635.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Tanzania peaked at 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1995.
That places Tanzania 148th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per person | +685.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1443 BoP, current US$ per person | +1294.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1141 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.108 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1009 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person | +581.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.6% |
| 2006 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per person | +204.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1284 BoP, current US$ per person | +657.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.0% |
| 2010 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 2012 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0557 BoP, current US$ per person | +209.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0691 BoP, current US$ per person | +165.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1068 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0972 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per person | +252.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3326 BoP, current US$ per person | +188.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 36% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1294.8% | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1443 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1443 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1284 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1068 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1827 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 145 Bangladesh 0.525 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Mauritania 0.4516 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 147 Bhutan 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Madagascar 0.3697 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Togo 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 151 Uganda 0.2787 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.26 million BoP, current US$ (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -14.24 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Tanzania?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Tanzania was 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Tanzania ranks 148th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,635.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.