Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.0012 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 down 43.9% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 33rd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.3% |
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +255.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +269.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +269.4% | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +255.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 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 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 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 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 30 Macao 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Israel 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Denmark 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Germany 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Poland 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Belize 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Croatia 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0012 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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$)
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- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.