Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
That places Cape Verde 117th 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +186.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +113.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +126.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +210.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +295.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +372.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.8% |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38454.0% |
| 2008 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +971.2% |
| 2012 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4227.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +95.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +122.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +38454.0% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2014 | +4227.0% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +971.2% | 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 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 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 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 114 Nigeria 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Angola 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 Algeria 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Philippines 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Madagascar 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Cape Verde was 0.0008 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does Cape Verde rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.