Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bhutan, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan is 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan peaked at 17.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2006.
Bhutan ranks 166th of 168 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2213.4% |
| 2008 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 9.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +191.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -54.7% |
| 2011 | 5.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 17.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1595.9% |
| 2015 | 12.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 9.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 7.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 7.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -80.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bhutan 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 | +2213.4% | 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +1595.9% | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 163 Mauritania 1.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 164 Senegal 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 167 Niger 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 168 Uganda 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -72.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3328 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,495 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bhutan was 0.1995 BoP, current US$ 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Bhutan ranks 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.