Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Korea
South Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Korea, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0076 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 15.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Korea peaked at 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.
South Korea ranks 22nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +133.2% |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.7% |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12698.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.6% |
| 1983 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0076 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, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0076 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, 4.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +12698.7% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | +133.2% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 19 Malawi 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Curacao 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Japan 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 United Kingdom 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Hungary 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Australia 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Korea?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Korea was 0.0076 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 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 South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
- How does South Korea rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- South Korea ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.