Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
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 Upper middle income is 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 29.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1961.
Upper middle income ranks 17th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 1963 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.031 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per person | +322.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2526 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2335 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2824 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3681 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3421 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4807 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4758 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4921 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4337 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4056 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4228 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4222 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4135 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4843 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5607 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6058 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5943 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7057 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8734 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 2003 | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 5.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 6.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 6.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 8.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 9.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 9.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 12.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 16.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 17.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 17.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 19.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 21.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 21.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 25.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 25.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 29.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 27.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income 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 | +322.7% | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1551 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3681 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4373 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3421 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4921 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5607 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 14 Denmark 425.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Israel 362.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 Germany 361.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 Belgium 289.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Austria 284.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 19 Japan 281.93 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 South Korea 273.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 27.77 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 29.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.