Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia
Latvia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latvia peaked at 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Latvia 101st out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +306.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 30% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +306.7% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Brunei 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Albania 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Zambia 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 317.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 171.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 243.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -83.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 131.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1255 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,301 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latvia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Latvia was 0.0014 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Latvia ranks 101st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.