Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia stood at 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia peaked at 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 28th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +268.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0063 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, 3.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Malaysia 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 | +268.2% | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 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 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 25 Australia 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Yemen 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Macao 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Israel 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Malaysia was 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.