Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Solomon Islands, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Solomon Islands is 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,207.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Solomon Islands peaked at 253.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
Solomon Islands ranks 131st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 1996 | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 1.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 3.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 1999 | 2.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2000 | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +216.9% |
| 2001 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -95.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3417 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +303.3% |
| 2004 | 0.207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 8.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4055.7% |
| 2006 | 26.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +210.0% |
| 2007 | 40.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 51.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 42.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 26.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2011 | 48.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +84.0% |
| 2012 | 43.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 53.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 185.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +249.1% |
| 2015 | 170.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 155.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 142.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 253.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 2019 | 145.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 103.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 86.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 3.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -95.6% |
| 2023 | 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1207.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4055.7% | 0.207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +1207.5% | 3.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 50.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 51.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 253.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 103.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 128 Lesotho 76.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kenya 75.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 Haiti 59.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 132 Myanmar 49.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 133 Fiji 46.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 134 Cote d'Ivoire 45.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9064 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 52.88 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -58.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -0.3505 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Solomon Islands?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Solomon Islands was 50.19 BoP, current US$ 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 253.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.