Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Low & middle income, 1961–2023
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 Low & middle income stood at 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Low & middle income peaked at 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Low & middle income 21st 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1966 | 0.385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1973 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 5.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +357.0% |
| 1976 | 7.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 7.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 8.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 10.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 11.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 15.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1982 | 14.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 15.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 13.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 12.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 13.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 14.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 15.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 18.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 20.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 22.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 20.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 25.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 38.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1995 | 40.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 47.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 69.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1998 | 70.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 83.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 102.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 106.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 144.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 161.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 199.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 239.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 272.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 339.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 396.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 404.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 483.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 537.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 604.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 687.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 730.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 710.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 746.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 840.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 967.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 954.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 937.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 1,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Low & middle income 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 | +357.0% | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.6687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 83.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 236.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 102.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 404.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 726.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 483.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 967.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 937.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 24 Grenada 34,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 379.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 57.6% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Low & middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Low & middle income was 1,247 BoP, current US$ 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Low & middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.