Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Belgium
Belgium: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Belgium peaked at 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 11th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 32,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 34,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 34,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 35,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 65,845 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +85.4% |
| 2008 | 66,694 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 63,788 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 62,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 95,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2012 | 93,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 110,392 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 112,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 109,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 90,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 118,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 124,940 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 111,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 106,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 106,364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 145,915 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2023 | 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 27.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +85.4% | 35,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 65,845 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +52.0% | 62,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 66,694 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 102,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 124,940 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 106,364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Switzerland 819,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 427,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Maldives 310,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Israel 129,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 South Korea 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 United Kingdom 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Belgium?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Belgium was 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.