Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union
European Union: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union, 1967–2025
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 European Union stood at 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 66.4% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union peaked at 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1967.
European Union ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 European Union, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +215.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in European Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +215.5% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2004 | +80.0% | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2025 | -66.4% | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +64.7% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1999 | +63.3% | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2005 | +52.2% | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 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 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 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 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Ireland 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Luxembourg 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Malta 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Switzerland 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Netherlands 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in European Union was 0.0058 BoP, current US$ 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- How does European Union rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- European Union ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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$)
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- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.