Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei
Brunei: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei peaked at 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places Brunei 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +214.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +217.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +217.7% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +214.2% | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 96 Comoros 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Albania 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Latvia 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 61.81 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 112.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3651 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 11,770 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 10,400 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Brunei was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Brunei rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Brunei ranks 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.