Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, 1998–2023
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 Hong Kong is 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Hong Kong ranks 42nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0048 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)
- Hong Kong's 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 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
- 41 France 0.005 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
- 45 Belgium 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Hong Kong was 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Hong Kong rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Hong Kong ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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$)
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- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.