Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in India
India: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in India, 1976–2023
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 India stood at 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 267.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India peaked at 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
India ranks 53rd of 168 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 7.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 4.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1979 | 4.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 5.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 13.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +156.4% |
| 1983 | 8.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 7.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 8.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 8.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 13.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1988 | 36.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +167.3% |
| 1989 | 42.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 24.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1991 | 16.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1992 | 23.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1993 | 25.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 31.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 30.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 39.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 50.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 67.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 106.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 2000 | 95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 106.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 116.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 184.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2004 | 205.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 225.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 284.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 390.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 514.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 625.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 820.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 948.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1,342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2013 | 1,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,631 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 1,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,838 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 2,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 2,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 2,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 3,507 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 63.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +167.3% | 13.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 36.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +156.4% | 5.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 14.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 42.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 106.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 274.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 625.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,708 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 820.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 50 United States 5,750 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Romania 4,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 52 Turkey 4,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 54 Jamaica 4,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 4,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 56 Guatemala 4,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in India was 4,826 BoP, current US$ 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 4,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does India rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- India ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.