Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Zambia
Zambia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Zambia, 1997–2024
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 Zambia is 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.0% on the previous year and up 1,187.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Zambia peaked at 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.0108 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1997.
Zambia ranks 131st of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -0.0108 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person | -294.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0933 BoP, current US$ per person | +183.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0991 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2586 BoP, current US$ per person | +558.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1149 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1186 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1224 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1264 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1312 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +1384.7% |
| 2019 | 0.913 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7646 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.3% |
| 2022 | 1 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8298 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5748 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1384.7% | 0.1312 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2011 | +558.0% | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2586 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +294.8% | -0.0108 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +183.0% | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0933 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0108 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0991 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4025 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7646 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 128 Paraguay 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 129 Samoa 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 130 Syria 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 132 Bolivia 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Guyana 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 134 Kenya 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Zambia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Zambia was 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0108 BoP, current US$ per person in 1997.
- How does Zambia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Zambia ranks 131st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,187.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.