Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income, 1974–2025
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 Lower middle income is 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
That places Lower middle income 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3628.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +101.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +159.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +124.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Lower middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +3628.2% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +159.2% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +124.5% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1988 | +101.2% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 14 Eswatini 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Serbia 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 North Macedonia 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Grenada 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Canada 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Malawi 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Curacao 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Lower middle income was 0.0029 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.