Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income, 1974–2023
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 Lower middle income stood at 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income peaked at 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Lower middle income 28th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3970.8% |
| 1976 | 2.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +109.9% |
| 1977 | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1978 | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +104.0% |
| 1981 | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 5.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1984 | 2.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1985 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 4.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1988 | 9.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +114.0% |
| 1989 | 11.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 9.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 9.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 9.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 15.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 1994 | 44.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +186.4% |
| 1995 | 23.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 1996 | 20.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 50.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +138.9% |
| 1998 | 53.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 63.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 58.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 61.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 49.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 62.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 66.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 82.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 92.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 120.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 150.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 165.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 191.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 214.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 304.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 301.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 373.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 377.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 392.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 434.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 515.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 514.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 472.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 555.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 657.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower 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 | +3970.8% | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +186.4% | 15.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 44.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 63.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 165.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 191.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 515.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 638.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 472.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 25 Barbados 33,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 France 27,616 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 26,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 26,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 25,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Austria 25,384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Italy 23,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income was 870.01 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 870.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lower middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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.