Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states
Other small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 8,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 8,055 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 51 years on record.
The figure is up 51.9% on the previous year and up 199.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states peaked at 8,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1974.
Other small states ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 2.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 1976 | 6.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +187.6% |
| 1977 | 10.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 1978 | 15.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1979 | 19.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 21.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 22.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 18.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 20.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 8.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 1985 | 11.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 12.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 43.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +255.2% |
| 1988 | 51.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 55.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 73.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 64.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 83.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 83.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 113.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1995 | 144.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 174.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 276.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1998 | 292.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 309.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 286.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 337.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 388.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 495.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 639.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 1,103 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 2006 | 1,360 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 1,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 4,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +254.5% |
| 2009 | 6,757 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 6,476 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 2,702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 2,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 4,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 5,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 4,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 4,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 5,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 5,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 8,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +255.2% | 12.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 43.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +254.5% | 1,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +187.6% | 2.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 26.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 55.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 161.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 64.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 309.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 286.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,757 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,476 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 5 Ireland 2.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Hong Kong 1.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Netherlands 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Switzerland 819,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 427,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Maldives 310,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belgium 155,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Other small states
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,625 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,547 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5443 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Other small states was 8,055 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Other small states rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Other small states ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.