Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 3,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2023
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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 3,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.8234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +153.7% |
| 1978 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 3.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1980 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1981 | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 4.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 4.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 6.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 7.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 10.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1990 | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 16.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 21.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 30.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 34.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 46.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 50.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 95.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 1998 | 63.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 124.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95.6% |
| 2000 | 172.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2001 | 231.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 320.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 370.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 519.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 605.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 684.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 828.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 1,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 1,034 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 1,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 1,848 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 1,938 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 2,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 2,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 3,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 3,486 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3,434 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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% | 0.8234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 124.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 577.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 172.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,034 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3,434 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,622 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.