Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Asia
South Asia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Asia, 1976–2023
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 South Asia is 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.3% on the previous year and up 271.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Asia peaked at 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
South Asia ranks 12th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 6.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1979 | 4.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 4.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 11.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +156.4% |
| 1983 | 7.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 6.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 7.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 7.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1988 | 32.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +167.3% |
| 1989 | 37.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 21.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1991 | 14.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1992 | 20.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1993 | 22.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 28.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 26.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 36.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1997 | 47.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 61.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 95.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2000 | 85.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 96.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 165.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2004 | 184.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 201.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 254.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 349.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2008 | 463.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 559.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 734.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 846.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 1,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 1,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 1,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 1,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 2,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 2,372 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,194 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 2,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 3,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +167.3% | 12.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +156.4% | 4.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 37.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 246.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 559.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 734.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,194 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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
- 12 Israel 129,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 South Korea 117,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 United Kingdom 106,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Cyprus 91,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Asia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Asia was 4,358 BoP, current US$ 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does South Asia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- South Asia ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.