Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
6th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.99 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
267,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, 1998–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201020231998: 511.3k BoP, current US$ per square kilometre1999: 267.2k BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2000: 439.2k BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2001: 467.7k BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2002: 662.9k BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2003: 823.3k BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2004: 1.1M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2005: 1.2M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2006: 1.3M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2007: 1.4M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2008: 1.5M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2009: 1.6M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2010: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2011: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2012: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2013: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2014: 1.8M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2015: 1.8M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2016: 1.8M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2017: 1.8M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2018: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2019: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2020: 1.7M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2021: 1.9M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2022: 2.0M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre2023: 1.8M BoP, current US$ per square kilometre

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 Hong Kong is 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong peaked at 1.99 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 267,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.

That places Hong Kong 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 1998 to 2023.
Year BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Change
1998 511,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre —
1999 267,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -47.7%
2000 439,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +64.3%
2001 467,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +6.5%
2002 662,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +41.7%
2003 823,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +24.2%
2004 1.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +28.6%
2005 1.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +16.0%
2006 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +5.3%
2007 1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +10.8%
2008 1.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +7.0%
2009 1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +5.5%
2010 1.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +16.4%
2011 1.91 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 1.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +0.5%
2013 1.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 1.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -4.4%
2015 1.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -4.0%
2016 1.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +1.2%
2017 1.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +2.2%
2018 1.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +3.6%
2019 1.89 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -0.7%
2020 1.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -11.1%
2021 1.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +15.8%
2022 1.99 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
2023 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -11.8%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 119.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1520.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 389,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 267,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 511,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2
2000s 1.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 439,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.99 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 3 Luxembourg 4.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Malta 3.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Ireland 2.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Switzerland 819,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 Cayman Islands 427,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong?
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong was 1.75 million 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 Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 267,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
How does Hong Kong rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong 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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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.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,369 data points, 1961–2023
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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.