Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Estonia
Estonia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Estonia, 1994–2025
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 Estonia stood at 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Estonia peaked at 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Estonia ranks 70th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +150.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 67 Turkey 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Lithuania 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Uruguay 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Ukraine 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -24.28 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -838.20 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 75.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,785 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Estonia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Estonia was 0.003 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Estonia ranks 70th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.