Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Macao
Macao: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Macao, 2002–2023
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 Macao stood at 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is up 70.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao peaked at 9.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
Macao ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Macao, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 62,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 72,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 99,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 191,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +92.0% |
| 2006 | 212,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +621.1% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +128.1% |
| 2009 | 4.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 6.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 8.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 7.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 7.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 5.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2018 | 8.69 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.98 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 4.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 5.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 4.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +70.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 7.67 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, 521.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 7.67 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, 6655.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +621.1% | 212,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.31 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More economy & growth data for Macao
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.3012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 74,350 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 183,560 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,499 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Macao was 7.67 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Macao ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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.