Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 3,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.8172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +153.7% |
| 1978 | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1980 | 5.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1981 | 6.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 3.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 4.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 5.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 7.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 10.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1990 | 13.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 16.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 21.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 30.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 34.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 45.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 50.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 94.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 1998 | 63.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 123.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95.6% |
| 2000 | 171.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2001 | 230.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 318.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 368.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 516.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 600.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 679.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 822.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 993.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 1,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,221 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 1,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 1,924 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 2,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 2,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 3,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 3,460 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +153.7% | 0.8172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 123.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 572.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 171.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,221 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 13 South Korea 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 United Kingdom 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Cyprus 91,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Japan 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 77,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Germany 70,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Curacao 58,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3,408 BoP, current US$ 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.