Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in El Salvador, 1981–2025
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 El Salvador is 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in El Salvador peaked at 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places El Salvador 57th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +253.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +106.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2045.5% |
| 1996 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7449.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in El Salvador 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 | +7449.3% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1995 | +2045.5% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 54 South Africa 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Mexico 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Honduras 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Georgia 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Faroe Islands 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Belarus 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in El Salvador?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in El Salvador was 0.0037 BoP, current US$ 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.