Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in World
World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 4,711 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 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in World peaked at 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
World ranks 11th 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 World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +247.5% |
| 1968 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1969 | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +384.1% |
| 1971 | 11.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 1972 | 13.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 17.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 18.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 32.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 1976 | 35.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 38.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 45.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 58.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 65.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 68.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 69.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 71.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 74.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 77.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 99.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1987 | 129.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1988 | 159.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 179.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 227.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1991 | 203.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 182.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 179.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 210.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 257.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 364.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1997 | 386.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 415.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 537.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 599.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 598.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 679.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 760.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1,081 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 1,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 1,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 1,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 1,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 2,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 2,371 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 3,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 2,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 3,225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 3,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 3,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 4,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +384.1% | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +247.5% | 0.2744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.9537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 65.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 179.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 296.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 179.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 537.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 598.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,883 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 163.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in World?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in World was 4,711 BoP, current US$ 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does World rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- World ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.