Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in World
World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
World recorded 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in World peaked at 82.04 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1960.
World ranks 12th 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 World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per person | +240.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per person | +374.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3181 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3767 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.458 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4894 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8451 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9059 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9438 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1980 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 1987 | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 4.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 3.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 7.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1997 | 8.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 8.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 11.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 12.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 12.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 13.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 15.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 21.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 26.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 28.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 37.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 35.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 38.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 42.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 42.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 46.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 51.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 54.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 55.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 59.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 60.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 60.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 72.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 75.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 82.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +374.1% | 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1967 | +240.5% | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1965 | +81.9% | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7041 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 14 Denmark 425.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Israel 362.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 163.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in World?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in World was 56.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 82.04 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does World rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- World ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.