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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Canada

Canada: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
18th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Canada, 1981–2025

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.011981200320251981: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Canada peaked at 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.

Canada ranks 18th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Canada, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1981 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1982 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.0%
1983 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
1984 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
1985 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
1986 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.4%
1987 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1988 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.0%
1989 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
1990 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
1991 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1992 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1993 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1994 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
1995 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.1%
1996 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1997 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.9%
1998 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.1%
1999 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.8%
2000 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2001 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2002 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.8%
2003 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2004 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2005 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2006 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2007 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2008 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2009 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.0%
2010 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2011 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2012 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.7%
2013 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2014 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2015 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.3%
2016 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.8%
2017 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2018 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.8%
2019 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
2020 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2021 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2022 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2023 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.9%
2024 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2025 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 15 Serbia 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 16 North Macedonia 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 17 Grenada 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 19 Malawi 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 20 Curacao 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 21 Japan 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Canada?
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Canada was 0.0087 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
How does Canada rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Canada ranks 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
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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.