Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income
Middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income peaked at 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Middle income 19th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1973 | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 6.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +357.0% |
| 1976 | 8.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 8.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 9.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 12.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 13.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 18.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1982 | 17.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 18.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 15.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 15.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 16.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 16.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 18.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 21.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 24.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 26.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 24.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 30.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 46.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1995 | 48.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 56.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 82.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 1998 | 83.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 99.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 121.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 126.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 171.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 192.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 237.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 285.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 323.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 403.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 471.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 480.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 574.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 640.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 744.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 845.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 899.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 874.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 915.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,034 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 1,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 1,175 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,410 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,535 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 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% | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4246 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.8346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 99.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 281.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 121.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 480.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 889.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 574.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 16 Japan 79,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,370 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income was 1,535 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Middle income ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.