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
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, 1998–2023
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Luxembourg 4.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 3.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Ireland 2.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Netherlands 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Switzerland 819,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 427,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.