Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income stood at 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Upper middle income ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3846 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3846 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1973 | 2.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 8.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +331.2% |
| 1976 | 11.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1977 | 10.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 12.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 16.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1980 | 16.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 22.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1982 | 23.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 24.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 21.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 20.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 22.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 22.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 22.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 31.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 34.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 37.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 46.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 58.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1996 | 71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 96.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 96.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 115.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 148.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 154.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 223.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2003 | 247.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 309.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 371.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 422.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 522.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 608.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 613.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 737.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 821.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 930.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 1,076 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 1,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,086 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 1,478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 1,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 1,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper 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 | +331.2% | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 115.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 362.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 148.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 613.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 737.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 15 Cyprus 91,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 1,818 BoP, current US$ 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.