Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2025
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 Central Europe and the Baltics is 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +129.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +141.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +141.1% | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +129.8% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1999 | +70.4% | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1996 | +55.9% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 2 Luxembourg 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Malta 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Switzerland 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Netherlands 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Sweden 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Cyprus 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -382.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -18.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.005 BoP, current US$ 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.