Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in France
France: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in France, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in France peaked at 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places France 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 France, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- France's 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in France 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 | +66.8% | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 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
- 40 Slovakia 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Hong Kong 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Botswana 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Guatemala 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for France
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in France?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in France was 0.005 BoP, current US$ 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does France rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- France ranks 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.