Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2025
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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +120.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +120.1% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 23 United Kingdom 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Hungary 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Australia 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Yemen 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Malaysia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.