Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only, 1961–2023
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 IBRD only is 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only peaked at 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
IBRD only ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5323 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5323 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6443 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 1.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1973 | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 7.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +366.5% |
| 1976 | 10.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 11.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 15.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 14.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 20.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1982 | 20.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 21.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 19.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 18.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 19.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 20.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 22.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 26.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 29.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 31.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 22.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 26.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 41.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1995 | 44.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 54.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 78.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 80.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 101.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 122.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 130.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 171.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 198.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 246.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 299.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 344.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 429.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 522.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 521.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 632.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 712.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 833.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 950.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 996.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 932.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 965.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 1,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +366.5% | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.9245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.9711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 101.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 298.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 122.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 522.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 962.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 632.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,417 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 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
- 20 Denmark 58,525 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bermuda 42,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Sweden 36,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Aruba 35,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in IBRD only was 1,532 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does IBRD only rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- IBRD only ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.