Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2025
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 71.1% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +339.7% |
| 2001 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Europe & Central Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +339.7% | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +103.7% | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2025 | -71.1% | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 33 Germany 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Poland 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Belize 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Croatia 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Ghana 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Brazil 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 17.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -54.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,153 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0008 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.