Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in China
China: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in China, 1997–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in China stood at 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in China peaked at 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
China ranks 81st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in China, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.2% |
| 2000 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0024 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, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +77.2% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 78 Cambodia 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Barbados 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Moldova 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Seychelles 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Jamaica 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 87.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in China?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in China was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does China rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- China ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.