Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Benin
Benin: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Benin, 1983–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin is 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1,957.7% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin peaked at 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Benin ranks 162nd of 170 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +571.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +225.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.0% |
| 2015 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3137.6% |
| 2017 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.2% |
| 2018 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1957.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +3137.6% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +1957.7% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1984 | +571.1% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 159 Iraq 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Palestine 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Tonga 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 164 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Benin was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Benin ranks 162nd out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.