Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saudi Arabia, 2019–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 682.64 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 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 63.1% over five years.
That places Saudi Arabia 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 418.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 336.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 381.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 608.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2023 | 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 342.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 418.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 418.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 418.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2020s | 502.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 336.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 94 Brazil 762.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 95 Latvia 712.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ukraine 692.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 98 Argentina 665.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 99 Albania 554.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 100 Belize 537.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Saudi Arabia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Saudi Arabia was 682.64 BoP, current US$ 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 682.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 336.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.